Investigative reporter Maxine Revere is asked by an old friend to help is wife who is currently on trial for their eight-year-old son's murder. He tells Max that he has found three similar cold cases that are eerily similar to this case. Max delves into the case of Justin Stanton which is nearly twenty years old. Justin's father, D.A. Andrew Stanton, will cooperate with Max if she partners with Justin's Aunt, FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid. Max is not happy about this, but it is the only way she will get access to the case files.
Lucy looks at the evidence and is convinced that the information that Max has dug up is solid. It seems that Justin may have been the first victim of a serial killer who has since kidnapped and murdered three other boys. Lucy wants to solve this mystery and give her family closure. Lucy and Max work together to catch a killer before they take another victim.
I've been looking forward to this book since we get both Max Revere and Lucy Kincaid. Lucy doesn't trust reporters and Max only works alone, so they got off to a rocky start. This mystery was compelling. We learned the identity of the killer early in the story, but that didn't take anything away from the suspense. I don't know if a reader should jump into either series with this book. I would start at the beginning of one (or both) series and work my way up to this one. My rating: 5 Stars.
Lucy looks at the evidence and is convinced that the information that Max has dug up is solid. It seems that Justin may have been the first victim of a serial killer who has since kidnapped and murdered three other boys. Lucy wants to solve this mystery and give her family closure. Lucy and Max work together to catch a killer before they take another victim.
I've been looking forward to this book since we get both Max Revere and Lucy Kincaid. Lucy doesn't trust reporters and Max only works alone, so they got off to a rocky start. This mystery was compelling. We learned the identity of the killer early in the story, but that didn't take anything away from the suspense. I don't know if a reader should jump into either series with this book. I would start at the beginning of one (or both) series and work my way up to this one. My rating: 5 Stars.
Very very good.
