This is a three/three and a half star book until about page 200, then it takes off and is a five all the way, in fact it was so good from that point on, I forgot that it started slow and in my opinion a little disjointed. But once I hit around page 200 I could nbot stop reading and did not stop. Likely 100 pages left isn't much to get through but it was amazing, quite a roller coaster. To me, these Law and Order writers did not recreate the show in their writing, in fact other than the fact that it utilized a law enforcement and psychiatrist backdrop, it was not like the show. That is not a good thing and not a bad thing, it is a stand alone read, that could easily be made into a series, there are some things I would like to see Claire waters do.
Budding forensic psychiatrist Claire Waters is on Ryker's Island to study the criminal mind. During her first week, she interviews Todd Quimby and judges him to be innocent .... only later after it looks like he's killing prostitutes does she realize her own error in judgement.
Turning to the homicide detective, Nick Lawler, who is in charge of the case, they both take extraordinary risks to bring Quimby to justice.
The book then morphs into solving a case that is 20 years old --- a playmate of Claire's was kidnapped, raped and murdered when she was a young child. She was also a witness and the man responsible has never been caught.
And then once again, the story morphs back to the first crime. Was Quimby actually responsible for those deaths ... or did he have a partner who continues to hunt young women?
The story was a bit disjointed for me.... lots of rough edges that didn't merge together. I suspect that the authors (who were screen writers for Law & Oder) wrote the book the same way they wrote for TV. Just not sure it worked here.
I did like the characters... but Claire as a psychiatrist did not come across as believable. She did some things that no therapist would ever, ever do.
This was an okay read for me. I've already started on the 2nd book starring Claire and Nick... KILL AGAIN .... (courtesy of NetGalley). Keeping fingers crossed this one will be better.
Turning to the homicide detective, Nick Lawler, who is in charge of the case, they both take extraordinary risks to bring Quimby to justice.
The book then morphs into solving a case that is 20 years old --- a playmate of Claire's was kidnapped, raped and murdered when she was a young child. She was also a witness and the man responsible has never been caught.
And then once again, the story morphs back to the first crime. Was Quimby actually responsible for those deaths ... or did he have a partner who continues to hunt young women?
The story was a bit disjointed for me.... lots of rough edges that didn't merge together. I suspect that the authors (who were screen writers for Law & Oder) wrote the book the same way they wrote for TV. Just not sure it worked here.
I did like the characters... but Claire as a psychiatrist did not come across as believable. She did some things that no therapist would ever, ever do.
This was an okay read for me. I've already started on the 2nd book starring Claire and Nick... KILL AGAIN .... (courtesy of NetGalley). Keeping fingers crossed this one will be better.
VERY GOOD BOOK !!!
I found this to be well written, the Amazon reviews are not good but who cares--I understand these are writers for TV Law and Order, doesn't matter, it is well written and a page turner!
