Review: A Roller-Coaster Ride
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
Slow-going at first, besides being brutally zeroed in on certain sex crimes, the book eventually gained my interest. Biloxi Sunrise is not for the faint of heart as it focuses brutally on sexual and familial abuse. The book generates a sense of deep sympathy for the plight of the flawed characters and makes you root for the serial killer to be caught. It makes you think of the vicious cycle of abuse where the victims become abusers in some cases. It's a sad story to begin with that begs for the reader to see it to the end and hope for some small sense of vindication or hope for the depressed characters in the book which thankfully, does happen eventually.The most appealing character in the book, in my opinion, is Jack Roe. Unfortunately, it just seems that he is naive when it comes to Dana McNally, the psychiatrist in the book because he is led by his overwhelming desire for her. He is also overly insensitive and rigid towards his partner, Kate Giveans, over some mistakes that she has made in the past, letting those infractions cloud his judgement towards her. This leads ultimately, to a severe risk to his life towards the end because he decides to trust someone,  other than his partner. I would've enjoyed the book more had Jack been more willing to listen to Kate's suspicions early on who she thought the killer was. Overall, the book was a good read with no shortage of action.