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Karen Rose
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Deborah
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Synopsis
One by one, the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty, with long dark hair. And each one is found brutally murdered. Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the serial killer preying on this small town. As the investigation pulls him one way, his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss, he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life: his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, has reached out to help. She's beautiful, kind and considerate - and slowly, tentatively, she and Steven are starting to fall in love. But both have been hurt before - badly. And as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls, a murderer who has slain many looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. And waits. For Jenna...
Review
If you like Mills and Boon with some Patricia Cornwall thrown in, then this is a good read for you! Don't be put off by the Prologue which tries too hard to be mysterious - once I got into the first chapter, I couldn't put Karen's book down!
The main characters are likeable, and the story revolves around an American high school where beautiful young cheerleaders are being kidnapped and murdered. Our hero, Special Agent Steven Thatcher, is a widowed father of three who is fed up everyone meddling in his love life; the unexpected romantic interest is his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, a doctor who's fiancé died two years previously and who also has friends convinced she needs a lover! Not only this, but she also happens to fit the profile of the serial murderer's victims - need I say more!
This is a good thriller which has a little of everything, from teen anxt and family drama, to sex and romance, as well as a terrific build up of suspense towards the end of the book. My only criticism would be that for those of us who read a lot of crime and thriller novels, the eventual murderer was quite predictable - however, Karen did throw a twist into the mix which I wasn't expecting. This certainly didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book, and a couple of times I even had a tear in my eye!
The pace of this thriller good, it doesn't feel too long, and I would recommend it as a great book to take with you on holiday this year!
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