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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Matthew Corbett and Hudson Greathouse are tasked with transporting a dangerous killer, whom readers caught a brief glimpse of in the last book, from the asylum where he's been housed to the docks in New York where he'll be shipped off to face English justice. It seems like an easy task but the prisoner, Mr. Slaughter - the title character, is "more cunning than insane" and he manages to set in motion a chain of horrific events. I've always had mixed emotions about Matthew as a MC and for the first third of the book I thought this story was going to permanently swing my opinion to the negative side as he seemed to be buying into his own positive press. While I admit that I've been itching to see Matthew served up with a piece of humble pie, I never thought so many people would have to pay the price for his hubris. This installment in the series is less a mystery, though there is a side mystery that presents itself towards the end, than it is a game of cat and mouse. Mr. Slaughter makes for a truly despicable villain and I was riveted as the events unfolded. Though I think Matthew was absolved of his actions/inactions a little too easily, and unbelievably quickly in one instance, it'll be interesting to see how Matthew moves forward and if he can so easily forgive himself. As far as things go in Matthew's personal life, I'd like to see a little more development in the Matthew/Berry relationship.
This book was different than the author's previous two in the series. More action adventure. Since the villain is introduced in the beginning there is very little actual "problem solving" needed for Corbett to do. While I would have enjoyed more detecting and investigating, this installment still was a great read. The ending has a big reveal that keeps us in suspense.