Chameleon - PJ Gray, Bk 3 Author:Shirley Kennett Gray, a psychologist who uses virtual reality to solve crimes, is up against a killer who's smart, fearless, ruthless . . . and 12 years old. — Young Columbus Wade, a computer whiz at least as brilliant as PJ, plots his murders in virtual reality, adapting computer games to suit his needs, and carries them out with efficient brutality, and, w... more »hile PJ is trying to find out the killer's identity, the killer is teaching his new best friend, PJ's son, how to play his deadly games.
PJ is a solid series character, but Columbus Wade is something special: a chillingly realistic creation -- not a typical psychopath who happens to be a young boy but a precocious, fun-loving, immature young boy who happens to be a psychopath.
A very unsettling and very compelling novel.« less