Review: Not His Best
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2011
One can usually count on this author to produce a fast paced mystery with compelling characters.  This book is okay but not his best.A serial killer dubbed the gryphon is terrorizing women in LA.  After taping the women's pathetic pleas for life, he murders them, taking their heads but leaving behind a crude,handmade statue of the mythological creature.  He sets his sights on the retiring and non-assertive Wendy who  proves to be far more resourceful than anyone had anticipated.  As Wendy out maneuvers a determined killer, she fights her growing attraction to the lead detective Sebastian.  As Sebastian pursues the killer, he also puruses Wendy.This is not a terrible story.  It started slowly and really dragged through the serial killer tutorial.  Wendy was a bit  too mousy to be believed but her transformation was fun. Sebastian didn't have a whole lot to do but the serial killer was the biggest dispapointment of all.  Yes he was bad and sadistic but not very interesting, compelling or charismatic.  His final scenes were fast paced but hard to swallow. While there is entertainment value in this book, it does not rise to the level of his other offerings.