Review: Scary, but Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2013
Kerrigan has crafted a novel heavy with suspense and mystery.  You quickly form your own suspicions about the good guys and the bad guys.  Some of them are wrong.  But even when you're right, Kerrigan doesn't really let you know for a long time.  The story is intricate, racing between Wisconsin and the Yucatan peninsula.  Her descriptions are detailed and very visual.  You get a good feel for the places she takes you.  One weak point is that, perhaps due to her approach, there is much "telling" us what is happening instead of showing us.  Anna, the protagonist, tells much of the story as entries into a journal she keeps daily.  Some of these entries would make great scenes, and Kerrigan has the ability to put us right in the middle of scenes when she chooses.  My only other complaint is that at times the internal monologue goes on too long.  Kerrigan has such great suspense scenes, I wanted to say, skip these thoughts and get on with the action.  On the other hand, I must admit that the reader certainly knows Anna extremely well and with Kerrigan's carefully crafted action scenes we know what Anna is going through, what she feels and how she will react.  Kerrigan also works in a good bit of information on the Yucatan and Mexican traditions, in a most interesting fashion.I've mentioned two areas that in my opinion might have been handled better.  But put that aside.  Overall, it is a great read. It will definitely keep you interested. It will keep you guessing.  It will make you look for more books by Judith Kerrigan. I recommend it to anyone who likes a suspense novel.