Review: Criminal X Mind Files .....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2013
The book is build like a TV show. There are 4 episodes which are all self contained. Each episode is written by a different author. The idea of the show/book is simple: in this alternate reality, an "anomaly" gives humans super power that makes them cruel murderers. These are the gammas. The humans who are not host to the anomaly are called alphas. And people who have super power but are not homicidal maniac are called betas.The team is made of 6 alphas and 2 betas. The stories are build following this formula:1) Have a mysterious prologue hinting about the gammas or have the Shadow Unit team in a social situation2) Have the team meet at the head quarters, learn about the gamma and go where the gamma is3) Profile the gamma using the victims and profiling what they have in common4) Find the trail of the gamma or a cold trail5) Find the gamma and stop him/her and finish by some small revelations about the personalities on the team.IF this sounds familiar, it is because it reminds me of the TV show Criminal Minds. Except the serious killer are not just evil here, they have super power. Think of the X files but before cigarette man and a team of 8 instead of two.I do love the X files and I am fine with Criminal Minds so I enjoyed the book quite a bit. But it felt like reading a TV show.