Review: Don't turn off the lights ... will scare the bejesus out of you
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2013
Don't turn off the lights when reading this thriller, unless you thrive on having the bejesus scared out of you. Seriously.I am an avid reader of police procedural books, thrillers, and anything cop-related, so I looked forward to following along while the law enforcement went after their perp in Heron Park. I enjoyed both Cassie and Izzie (the main team portrayed in this story). Getting to know Cassie on a personal level, along with her father and long-time friend, Sam, gave me an emotional attachment to her outside of the department. Add in a sexual tension with the handsome FBI agent assigned to the case, well; I was glued to the story.And Izzie, she was an awesome secondary character as the partner in crime, tough enough to take on the macho male cop in the department, yet scared out of her wits when visiting the morgue. I liked that her tough female persona had many dimensions. The back and forth between cops while at the station was pretty on par too; I felt like I was there.What got me, literally, was the way the author put me in the mindset of the serial killer, the jowls of the dog, and the victim on the receiving end. She vividly, and sometimes with graphic description necessary to make you feel the horror, set the scene. Here are a couple sentences in a scene that made me feel as if I was right there, and had me clenching the comforter:***Spoiler***~~He'd pinched harder and harder, watching sweat pool in every crevice of her naked body. Thor's massive jaws constricting her neck silenced her screams.While vivid with the description for the killer and the victim, she is equally enticing while introducing us to the evidence, and the horrific scenes of the crime. Through her choice of words, the author shows us the horror the serial killer is inflicting, the excruciating terror the victim is enduring, and the trials and tribulations of law enforcement through their search. No one is safe from this sadistic killer.I look forward to the next set of sleepless nights I am sure to encounter when reading this author.