This is the second book by the author I've read. The first was Blacklisted. It’s a military thriller that I've been waiting for the next book in the series. I saw this book in a Facebook post and thought I'd look into it. I'm always hesitant with strong female leads as they can tend to be more on the emotional side of storytelling, not that I'm a sexist or anything but...well I am a dude so...shoot people and blow stuff up and I'm a happy camper.
I can say that in this case I had nothing to worry about. Patricia Ryder, the heroine of this series is a man's women....hmmm, well you know what I mean.
There's a serial killer running around San Francisco. A particularly disturbed individual that decapitates his victims. If that wasn’t gruesome enough the crime scenes don't add up and no one seems to be able to explain why.
If Ryder didn't have enough to deal with, trying to solve the murders, she has to put up with her male colleagues who would love nothing better than to see her gone. Roaring around town in a 1970 Doge Challenger lovingly named Susie-girl grabbed from the impound lot, she's on the hunt but this case is far from your normal homicidal maniac killing spree and it doesn't take long for her to come to the attention of the killer and Ryder has suddenly gone from the huntress to the hunted, or is she?
There's a presence that wants into this world, our world, and it's not taking no for an answer. Ryder unknowingly has the power to stop it but will she believe? Will she be able to trust where logic says not to? What about her father showing up out of the blue even though he's been dead for a long time, never mind the fact that he's older than everyone thought, much older? San Fran and the world will never be the same.
I had a hard time putting this book down. There are some really great lines from Ryder that had me laughing and shaking my head but I was glad that the author didn't try to force that humor in when we get into the meat of the story as some do.
This is a very visual book, the items and places have just the right amount of description to form the mental image without going overboard in an attempt to fill pages.
There's a twist at the end you don't see coming. Well written and well-hidden, that's the thing that kicks this book up a notch and ensures you're onboard for the next book in the series.
I'd easily recommend this to readers of multiple genres because it fits well into many different ones.
Good on ya Luke, Keep up the good work.
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Also by Luke Romyn
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr.
Who is Patricia Ryder?
Detective Patricia Ryder hunts down killers, and she is excellent at her job.
But one murderer disturbs even the tough San Francisco cop. He beheads his victims with clean efficiency, but horrifically nonetheless. When she finally tracks him down, this killer tells her a story she cannot believe... and then he shows her proof.
He is not the real enemy. And he needs Ryder's help.
Luke Romyn - USA TODAY bestselling author
Luke Romyn is a full-time author with a background in international security. His first novel, The Dark Path, was published in 2009, and he lives in Northern Queensland, Australia, with his wife, Sarah, and various animals he calls family.
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Brilliant
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ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!! I couldn't put it down
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