Review: The Scavenger's Daughter
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2011
The protagonist of "The Scavenger's Daughter," Tyler West, is convinced that a series of murders are the work of the same person. Frustrated by police and city leaders who insist the murders aren't related, Tyler digs deeper and uncovers the common thread that nobody expects. A killer, who calls himself Friar Tom in tribute to the first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, is committing each of the murders with a medieval torture device.I found "The Scavenger's Daughter" to be one of those books I didn't want to put down. It was fast-paced and never apparent what was coming next. At times, it seemed everyone was working against Tyler, which brought out my natural instinct to root for the underdog. A secondary story thread, offering the possibility for Tyler to redeem a past mistake by rekindling a romance, also helps make Tyler a sympathetic character and ties in well with the main story line. Thrillers don't get much more intense than this.**Originally written for "Books and Pals" book blog. May have received a free review copy. **