What is it about?
In the woods of Whisper, Georgia, two bodies are found: one recently dead, the other decayed from a decade of exposure to the elements. The sheriff is going to need help to track down an experienced predator--one who abducts girls and holds them for months before ending their lives. Enter ex-FBI profiler and private investigator Keye Street.
"He lives for the struggle."
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After a few weeks, Keye is finally used to sharing her downtown Atlanta loft with her boyfriend, A.P.D. Lieutenant Aaron Rauser. Along with their pets (his dog, her cat) they seem almost like a family. But when Rauser plunks a few ice cubes in a tumbler and pours a whiskey, Keye tenses. Her addiction recovery is tenuous at best.
"And loves the fear."
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Though reluctant to head out into the country, Keye agrees to assist Sheriff Ken Meltzer. Once in Whisper, where the locals have no love for outsiders, Keye starts to piece together a psychological profile: The killer is someone who stalks and plans and waits. But why does the sociopath hold the victims for so long, and what horrible things must they endure? When a third girl goes missing, Keye races against time to connect the scant bits of evidence. All the while, she cannot shake the chilling feeling: Something dark and disturbing lives in these woods--and it is watching her every move.
"He lives for the struggle."
" "
After a few weeks, Keye is finally used to sharing her downtown Atlanta loft with her boyfriend, A.P.D. Lieutenant Aaron Rauser. Along with their pets (his dog, her cat) they seem almost like a family. But when Rauser plunks a few ice cubes in a tumbler and pours a whiskey, Keye tenses. Her addiction recovery is tenuous at best.
"And loves the fear."
" "
Though reluctant to head out into the country, Keye agrees to assist Sheriff Ken Meltzer. Once in Whisper, where the locals have no love for outsiders, Keye starts to piece together a psychological profile: The killer is someone who stalks and plans and waits. But why does the sociopath hold the victims for so long, and what horrible things must they endure? When a third girl goes missing, Keye races against time to connect the scant bits of evidence. All the while, she cannot shake the chilling feeling: Something dark and disturbing lives in these woods--and it is watching her every move.
My Thoughts....
* The publisher provided me with this book to review *
I gave this book 2 out of 5 stars.
I didn't realize that this book was the third in a series until after I received it. I didn't read the first two books in the series, but it didn't really make much difference. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything other than the possibility that I could have known some of the characters better, for example Keye's boyfriend, business partner and secretary. There were also references to past cases the Keye had been involved in but the author explained the cases for those of us who missed them. There may be a possibility that I didn't know specific things about Keye's life that were discussed or explained in previous books-about her adoptive family and birth family.
This book wasn't a page turner for me. It was very plot driven. It moved from one scene to the next quite quickly and it did have an interesting story-line. But there wasn't anything original about it and I found myself getting bored with it quickly. I was surprised because I like books and shows about profiling so I really thought I would like this. It was just a regular run of the mill police procedural.
I didn't really like any of the characters, especially Keye. I felt like she was right to many times, that she never made a mistake with her hunches and that she felt that she was above the rest of the police characters in the book. And I have to admit, her name drove me crazy!
I figured out who the killer was before I was half way through the book. I half expected my pick to be wrong and that there would be some type of twist at the end, but I had it right. That kind of disappointed me also.
Overall, it was an okay read, not something I would read again or tell my friends that they just have to read it.
I didn't realize that this book was the third in a series until after I received it. I didn't read the first two books in the series, but it didn't really make much difference. I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything other than the possibility that I could have known some of the characters better, for example Keye's boyfriend, business partner and secretary. There were also references to past cases the Keye had been involved in but the author explained the cases for those of us who missed them. There may be a possibility that I didn't know specific things about Keye's life that were discussed or explained in previous books-about her adoptive family and birth family.
This book wasn't a page turner for me. It was very plot driven. It moved from one scene to the next quite quickly and it did have an interesting story-line. But there wasn't anything original about it and I found myself getting bored with it quickly. I was surprised because I like books and shows about profiling so I really thought I would like this. It was just a regular run of the mill police procedural.
I didn't really like any of the characters, especially Keye. I felt like she was right to many times, that she never made a mistake with her hunches and that she felt that she was above the rest of the police characters in the book. And I have to admit, her name drove me crazy!
I figured out who the killer was before I was half way through the book. I half expected my pick to be wrong and that there would be some type of twist at the end, but I had it right. That kind of disappointed me also.
Overall, it was an okay read, not something I would read again or tell my friends that they just have to read it.
This book is due for release in July 2014.
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To learn more about the author and this series visit: http://amandakylewilliams.com/ .
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