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Book Review of Final Scream

Final Scream
Final Scream
Author: Lisa Jackson
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1


This book has all the best elements that make up a truly great mystery...murder, mayhem, incest, family conflict, secret illigitimate children, marital affairs, and an unidentified serial killer. Unfortunately, it sucks. Being a recent Lisa Jackson convert (within the last 2 years), I'm glad I started with her more recent novels, because if I'd read this one first, I woulda never picked up another book by her.

Final Scream is just awful, but I couldn't force myself to quit reading it since I spent so much time reading with the hope that it would get better. It DID, however, have a happy ending when the bad guy was caught red-handed and the heroine ended up with her hero. I wasn't at all surprised at the identity of the killer, because like just about every other character in this book, s/he was as crazy as a loon, although I won't spoil it for the next person by naming names either.