Skin and Bones by D.C. Corso

If you like creepy, you will love this book. The mysterious disappearance of young girls turns a small community upside down. The resolving of the mystery and the developing relationship between characters is well done.

Severin Ash is an FBI agent with shackles of empathy for the victims he has to see in his daily work. His anguish and frustration is clearly portrayed. Parker Kelly has ghosts in her past that slink back to the present under the cover of new crimes. The relationship between Ash and Kelly is well portrayed. I liked the author’s style and the knife edge of anxiety that is evoked.

Corso also portrays the wicked as very wicked. Parts of the book will most definitely make you squirm. Abduction of kids is hard to portray in any way but disturbing. If you like this kind of book, I think you will like this one.

I recommend the book.

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Cruel Intent by J. A. Jance

Ali Reynolds just wanted to get into her house and make Thanksgiving dinner. Little did she know that a serial killer would thrust his ugly way into her hopes for a pleasant holiday.

This mystery really moved. Jance put the pedal to the metal and never let up. Ali is a likeable heroine who cares about people around her. She is tolerant of others and their differences. Her butler, Leland, provides her with a steady hand when she lets her emotions run away. Her relationship with her Mother and Dad came off as authentic and familiar. I found her a very believable character. Peter Winters, the psychopathic serial killer was almost stereotypically evil. He had no redeeming characteristics. Jance populated the book with characters that are entertaining and believable. The tension in the story and the action will provide every adrenal junkie a great rush. I liked the book enough to go out and get the three Ali Reynold’s novels that preceded it.

I highly recommend the book.

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9 Dragons by Michael Connelly

Harry Bosch is once again on the ropes with his peers. Harry seldom plays well with others. There is a murder, Harry takes is personally. The results involve Harry and his family, the cities of LA and Hong Kong and a diverse cast of characters.

Connelly always does a nice job setting the stage. Bosch is a hero who is hard to like. Prickly doesn’t begin to describe him. Harry’s passionate love of his daughter is one of his few redeeming characteristics. I found my self reading as I walked, went down the stair, brushing my teeth, this book should be declared a health hazard. Calling it captivating and action packed hardly does it justice.

I highly recommend the book.

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