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adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is a quickly paced FBI hunt for a prolific serial killer. Book 2 in the Brandon Fisher FBI series and I think even better than the first book.
The FBI agents have distinctive and pretty believable personalities, with none of them written as perfect or elite - all with legitimate human frailties and personal lives that suffer as a result of them being FBI. Also well written are the local authorities and suspects/victims/resources the FBI team interact with.
I like how the story is also told from the perspectives of the perpetrator(s) and victim(s). The serial killer in this story is heinous and the victims terrified, but the crime is only described, no gory details, which is fine as the reader’s imagination can fill in the blanks well enough to give nightmares.
The story moves along fast and there isn’t a lot of filler. It’s my preference that personal life drama be kept at a minimum and this kind of story focuses on solving the crime. This author, Carolyn Arnold, is very good at doing that, which keeps me totally engaged and loving this series so far!
I enjoy the audiobook narrator, Michael Murphy, and appreciate that he’s able to present distinctive voices for quite a few characters.
The FBI agents have distinctive and pretty believable personalities, with none of them written as perfect or elite - all with legitimate human frailties and personal lives that suffer as a result of them being FBI. Also well written are the local authorities and suspects/victims/resources the FBI team interact with.
I like how the story is also told from the perspectives of the perpetrator(s) and victim(s). The serial killer in this story is heinous and the victims terrified, but the crime is only described, no gory details, which is fine as the reader’s imagination can fill in the blanks well enough to give nightmares.
The story moves along fast and there isn’t a lot of filler. It’s my preference that personal life drama be kept at a minimum and this kind of story focuses on solving the crime. This author, Carolyn Arnold, is very good at doing that, which keeps me totally engaged and loving this series so far!
I enjoy the audiobook narrator, Michael Murphy, and appreciate that he’s able to present distinctive voices for quite a few characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Excrement
Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Murder, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual content
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