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A Soul to Take (Captain Rita Trible, Bk 1)
A Soul to Take - Captain Rita Trible, Bk 1 Author:C. N. Bean A tough Midwest homicide detective is assigned to her most bizarre case yet--the grotesque murders of young boys at the hands of a brutal serial killer. But when the trail shockingly leads to the most unexpected of places, she finds her own son may be next on the killer's list! — This is the first novel in a new suspense series featuring a fe... more »male homicide detective.« less
An 11-year-old boy's body is found in a park. He has been embalmed, his hands are sewn together over his breast, and his lips have been Super Glued shut. Captain Rita Trible of Wisconsin Criminal Investigation Division is facing personnel problems, possibly leaking information to the media, has a mother suffering from Alzheimers in assisted living, and is trying to raise a young son of her own. She's maybe drinking a bit too much, too. The plot and characterizations are good, but I found the writing style a bit pedestrian.