The Soul Catcher - Maggie O'Dell, Bk 3 Author:Alex Kava In a secluded cabin in rural Massachusetts, six young men stage a deadly standoff with FBI and ATF agents. When dust from the flying bullets finally settles, three agents are wounded, one fatally, and five suspects are dead. — In a wooded area near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., the body of a senator's daughter is discovered. Dea... more »d by strangulation, the young woman is left artfully posed, her clothes folded neatly beside her.
For FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell, there is nothing routine about being called in to work these two cases. As an expert criminal profiler, Maggie provides psychological insight on cases that involve suspected serial killers. She can't understand, then, why her boss, Assistant Director Cunningham, has assigned her to these two seemingly unrelated crimes.
But as Maggie and her partner, Special Agent R.J. Tully, delve deeper into the two cases, they learn that there is a connection between the crimes: Reverend Joseph Everett. The charismatic leader of a high-profile religious sect, Everett has cultivated a devoted following that is growing in numbers daily. The young men holed up in the cabin were members of Everett's church, and the murder of the young woman took place following a religious rally Everett held in the capital.
The key to unraveling the significance of these two crimes is Everett himself. But he is untouchable, living on a heavily guarded compound the police are unable to penetrate. Maggie realizes, however, that she may have found a way to get to Everett: by using her own mother, a member of his church.
Is Everett a psychotic madman who uses his position of power to perform heinous crimes? Or is he merely a scapegoat for a killer more cunning, more disciplined than he? Maggie realizes too late that there is more going on here than the FBI ever imagined . . . and her own mother may be about to pay the price.« less
A typical Maggie O'Dell book. Good action but the end wraps up too neatly and too quickly, you would think you could wind it down with more skill when you have over 400 pages. A good read and if you are a fan (as I am) the suspense of the bulk of the book will keep you reading for the quick, clean up at the end.
FBI Special Agent Maggie O'Dell and her partner, R.J. Tully, are assigned a case where six young men staged a standoff with FBI Agents. Only one boy is left alive. The rest killed themselves with cyanide laced tablets. As Maggie and Tully work the case, they are assigned a second case. A teenage girl has been found raped and murdered. Her body left posed behind the FDR monument in Washington, D.C. The two investigators soon discover a connection between the cases. The link is Reverend Joseph Everett and his Church of Spiritual Freedom. As they work to find evidence against Rev. Everett, Maggie and Tully worry that their loved ones may be targets.
This is the third book in Kava's Maggie O'Dell series. Even though I quickly figured out the murderer and the motive, I think the stories are getting stronger, the characters more interesting. My rating: 4 Stars.
This was just an okay for me, it seemed to lack something. I thought it kind of slow with too many pages that were just page fillers and not much happening. I don't think there is much suspense/thriller to this story so I guess you'd call it a ho hum kind of book.
One ina a good series about Maggie O'Dell, FBI Special Agent. Excellent thriller. (Note: "This hardback book contains library ownership stamps and/labels. It was returned through a book leasing program and made available for resale". I bought it this way, and it sure didn't hurt the reading!!
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In a wooded area near the FDR Memorail in Washington, DC, the body of a senator's daughter is discovred. Dead by strangulation, the young woman is left artfully posed, her clothes folded neatly beside her. A Maggie O'Dell novel.
