Eighteen years ago,
Evelyn's best friend Cassie, was kidnapped from her bedroom. The
killer, dubbed the Nursery Rhyme killer, left notes based on nursery
rhymes. In Cassie's note, it indicated that he also planned to take
Evelyn, but something prevented him. It has haunted Evelyn ever
since.
Now Evelyn is a
profiler working for the FBI. When more killings start in Rose Bay,
her hometown, she grabs the chance to work on the case. Her boss
thinks she's too emotionally involved to work the case well, but
Evelyn insists and is assigned.
After reading this
book, I had to agree with Evelyn's boss. She was much too emotionally
involved to do well on the case. Although she is supposed to be their
best profiler, she misses the most obvious clues. Her profile is the
basic profile used for any serial killer. Her emotions are on the
ragged edge, and she makes errors in judgement that get her into
trouble. We constantly hear about how Cassie is her inspiration, but
Evelyn can't seem to get her professional act together. She is so
emotionally upset that she is usually crying, fainting or being sick
on the floor. I found her a less than desirable character.
Evelyn is billed as
a strong woman playing in a man's game and winning. However, in this
book she is always being rescued, usually by Kyle, another agent. He
is a great character, but too good to be true.
The plot is
interesting, but the profiler missing clues keeps the book going on
much too long. If there had been less of Evelyn emoting, it would
have been a better book.
I can only recommend
this book if you like romantic suspense.
I reviewed this book
for the Amazon Vine Program.
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