Review: great idea -
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2012
NOTE:  I HAVE CHANGED MY REVIEW TO AWARD ADDITIONAL STARS.  WHEN I DID THIS REVIEW THE ERRORS WERE GLARING AND SUBSTANTIAL.  SINCE THE REVIEW, THE AUTHOR HAS EDITED AND CORRECTED THE LION'S SHARE OF ISSUES I CITED.  HE DID NOT ASK FOR AN ALTERED OR UPDATED REVIEW.  HOWEVER, SINCE THE WORK HAS PROGRESSED BEYOND THE DRAFT STAGE I INITIALLY ENCOUNTERED, I CAN LEAVE A REVISED REVIEW BASED ON STORY AND ITS MERITS IN PRESENT CONDITION.This is (from appearances) the start of a series.  Through a last letter to Frank, there is a taunt for Frank to pair up with an FBI agent named Sara to uncover the history of the one calling himself "Omega."  This is the start of the series (shorts or full novels is not indicated) with Omega making first contact and setting the future manhunt in motion.I gotta say, this premise is a GREAT one. It seems a well thought out idea.  This installment is glimpsed through a journal by a fellow named George.  (I won't give spoilers so that is all I will say on that.)  The journal details some vigilantly acts (though is not "serial" killer manual as purported in title).  But, there is a twist to this plot device that actually makes the title somewhat accurate.  In the future if you will.The premise just sucks the reader in and keeps one reading.  Seriously, it is THAT novel and interesting.  There is a twist in final chapters (which is hard to come by, as so many tales become predictibly obvious at some point).This is a debut work that shows an author that has a lot of promise careerwise and is someone to watch for due to his skill with premise novelty, believable plot devices and fairly good character development that will (likely) only get better with time and experience.There were some errors related to punctuation in this revised version, but nothing that stilted pacing or distracted from reading enjoyment.Recommend this title and author and I look forward to reading him in future.Christine