You have only to look for the author and you know you have a good book. This one's only about half done but is getting harder and harder to put down. A peaceful town where crimes don't happen has just had a young boy disappear. His mother, a doctor , was late and a call to his father went unanswered. The boy disappears.
Parents blame each other.
A local cop fears big city evils are coming to stalk this small quiet town and a new investigator on her first big case has to deal not only with this but also with being female and being hired for this job over a local male contender. Together they are looking for a madman and possibly a reawakening of a long quiet serial killer. A wonderful read. 3 stars Overrated. Sadism 101 for the politically correct.