Review: A Fast-Paced, Edgy Thriller
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
I'm glad that I gave this book a chance. It's got everything a suspense book lover would want- great storyline (with the murder of lottery winners), characters, action, mystery, romance, emotion, and both great character and plot development. This is the first thriller that I've read where a killer deviates from his or her MO; instead, he escalates into different methods and variations of murder. Due to mental issues, besides a history of mental and verbal abuse from friends and family, that the killer has experienced, it's hard to anticipate what his next move will be sometimes. Throughout it all, there are wonderful, heartwarming characters like Detective Frank Renzi who counteracts the killer's every move to prevent the next murder, all while he's going through heartbreaking life events like accumluation of debt, divorce and bad alternate living conditions. In fact, most of the characters have personal issues that makes the reader empathize with them, and making those characters and circumstances that they find themselves in more realistic and believable. Overall, I'm glad that I've read this book. Most likely in the near future, I will pick up another book in Susan Fleet's Frank Renzi mystery series for more reading pleasure. Please get a copy of this book, if you haven't done so already. You will thank me and end up like me, not being able to put the book down until you get to the last page!