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I have always loved Ted Dekker's books, but honestly, I thought this one fell short. I was very disappointed. It did not keep me on the edge of my seat like his writing normally does. I didn't find myself really caring whether any of the characters lived or died. I felt that the romance between Brad and Paradise was really stupid and over the top, and as a different reviewer stated, Brad seemed pretty stupid for an FBI agent too. I mean, compare this Dekker's book Adam, for instance. There really is no comparison between the two. Sure, there was a good message in this one, but it wasn't worth the crappy story. Ted Dekker, I really hope you're not losing your game.

I enjoyed this book. The plot took many turns I felt were unexpected. A good mystery, thriller!

I enjoyed the book but found it to be way over the top. For an FBI agent, the main character sure made a lot of dumb mistakes.

While I read this whole book, I kind of skimmed parts of it. I really enjoyed the storyline between the main character and Paradise and the other folks at the treatment facility, I found the serial killer himself to be so creepy and evil it was just too much for me to read; the graphic matter-of-fact descriptions of him "drilling" the girls and draining their blood was just creepy as all get out. If not for that I would have rated it higher.