This book kept me reading--I want to tell you that right up front AND I will be getting the rest of this series. Alexandra Sokoloff will keep you on the edge of your seat with this spine tingling tale of murder--a lot of murders--enough that Special Agent Roarke is beginning to suspect a serial killer--but not just any serial killer--a female. They can't find anything in common with the men being murdered--but there is one--trust me!
Meanwhile this lady can hide in plain site which she does quite easily since law enforcement can't quite get their minds around a female sserial killer. She befriends a divorcee and his young son--or should I say originally the young boy finds and befriends her on a beach near where they live. She lies to the Dad and ends up moving in with them.
All will be answered at the end and although I probably should not admit this--I kind of sympathized with the woman!!
About the Book: (from Amazon)
A Thriller Award nominee for Best eBook Original Novel... Book 1 in award-winning author Alexandra Sokoloff's riveting new Huntress FBI series about a driven FBI agent on the hunt for that most rare of all killers: a female serial.
FBI Special Agent Matthew Roarke is closing in on a bust of a major criminal organization in San Francisco when he witnesses an undercover member of his team killed right in front of him on a busy street, an accident Roarke can’t believe is coincidental. His suspicions put him on the trail of a mysterious young woman who appears to have been present at each scene of a years-long string of “accidents” and murders, and who may well be that most rare of killers: a female serial.
Roarke’s hunt for her takes him across three states...while in a small coastal town, a young father and his five-year old son, both wounded from a recent divorce, encounter a lost and compelling young woman on the beach and strike up an unlikely friendship without realizing how deadly she may be.
As Roarke uncovers the shocking truth of her background, he realizes she is on a mission of her own, and must race to capture her before more blood is shed.
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About the Author: (from Amazon)
Alexandra Sokoloff is the Thriller Award-winning and Bram Stoker, Anthony, and Black Quill Award-nominated author of the supernatural thrillers THE HARROWING, THE PRICE, THE UNSEEN, BOOK OF SHADOWS, THE SHIFTERS, and THE SPACE BETWEEN, and the Thriller Award-nominated, Amazon bestselling Huntress/FBI series (HUNTRESS MOON, BLOOD MOON, COLD MOON, WOLF MOON). The New York Times Book Review called her a "daughter of Mary Shelley," and her books "Some of the most original and freshly unnerving work in the genre."
As a screenwriter she has sold original horror and thriller scripts and adapted novels for numerous Hollywood studios. She has also written three non-fiction workbooks: SCREENWRITING TRICKS FOR AUTHORS, STEALING HOLLYWOOD, and WRITING LOVE, based on her internationally acclaimed workshops and blog (www.ScreenwritingTricks.com), and has served on the Board of Directors of the WGA, west and the Board of the Mystery Writers of America.
Alex is a California native and a graduate of U.C. Berkeley, where she majored in theater and minored in everything Berkeley has a reputation for. In her spare time (!) she performs with Heather Graham's all-author Slush Pile Players, and dances like a fiend. She is also very active on Facebook. But not an addict. Seriously, it's under control.
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13 comments :
I love a good mystery! My Mom and I often share book titles and authors, this sounds like it would be right up her alley.
I've been on a serial killer kick, so this sounds great to me. I'll have to check it out!
I have been reading so much more since I got to Florida. I take a book out on the back porch and can sit and read for hours. Sounds like a great book series for me to get started on.
Don't you just love it when you find a book and want to run out and get the rest of the series right away? Those are so rare!
Adding this to my radar. I truly enjoy a page-turner. Thanks for this detailed review!
Ooh, I've been hoping to stumble on a good series, and I think this may be the one for me to read next. You don't hear about female serial killers very often, so I am sure this will keep me on the edge of my seat!
This sounds like a great read for Spring break- a true page turner!
I always love a good book review. thanks so much!
I'm sure my sister would love this, so glad to know your great review about this book.
It sounds weird to say it, but I love books about serial killers. They are fascinating thriller material.
Thrillers like this one are always a good read. There is just so much suspense that you cannot help turning the page to find out what is going to happen next.
This may sound strange, but I don't read mystery. I don't watch scary movies either. I don't like the idea of killing, someone disappearing etc. I am sure its a great read. :)
I just discovered this great review! Thanks, Miki - I'm thrilled you responded to the book!
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