Review: Review of sierra girls
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
This is a fast-paced thriller that will have you rushing to turn the pages. Richard Ewald has succeeded where many others might fail in telling the story from the point of view of evil psychopath Lund, kidnapped twelve year old Michelle and her father Gabriel. We know from the beginning how Michelle is kidnapped, the interest lies in watching Michele’s resourcefulness as she tries to escape, her father’s determination to find her and whether Lund will be caught before Michele meets the same fate as his other victims.I loved the way the author gets inside the mind of Michele almost as much as his realistic portrayal of the kidnapper. The story deals with torture and abuse so is not for the fainthearted but the storytelling is superb. The description is wonderful and it is easy to imagine this part of the States even though I have never been there. I did struggle a little with the configuration of the rooms where Michele is held. They were described in sordid detail but I still found it confusing to picture the layout in my head.There are a couple of typos and spelling errors in the book but when these are tightened up, I believe that ‘Sierra Girls’ deserves to be up there with the best of thrillers and I am sure Richard Ewald will be a name we will be hearing a lot more of in the future.