Dr. Iris Ballard, a
former FBI profiler, watched her dearly loved husband brutally
murdered and nearly lost her life at the same time. For the past two years,
since she left the FBI, she's been teaching at a local college and
using her free time to drink. When her episodes become public, even
the teaching job is put at risk.
At this low point,
Luke Hudson, her former FBI partner, comes back into her life. He's
working a particularly ugly case. Young, single mothers are being
brutally murdered and left in the woods in the water. This has earned
the killer the nickname of the Woodsman. At first, Iris wants nothing
to do with the case, but Luke leaves her the files over night. The
case intrigues her and in the morning she begs Luke to let her work
with him.
This story is
psychologically challenging, but rather gory. The killer is a total
control freak, not only able to control the young women he murders,
but his colleagues as well. Unlike most detective novels, the
identity of the killer is revealed about half way through the book.
From that point on, the action focuses on catching him.
I enjoyed this book.
It's well written. Iris and Luke are characters you can empathize
with, and the plot keeps you on the edge of your seat. My only
reservation is that it is rather gory, so if that bothers you, this
may not be your book. However, if you like a gripping psychological
thriller, I recommend this one.
I received this book
from Alibi for this review.
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