First sentence:"I have one of the dreams."
Description:
"Once, Special Agent Smoky Barrett hunted serial killers for the FBI. She was one of the best–until a madman terrorized her family, killed her husband and daughter, and left her face scarred and her soul brutalized. Turning the tables on the killer, Smoky shot him dead–but her life was shattered forever.
Now Smoky dreams about picking up her weapon again. She dreams about placing the cold steel between her lips and pulling the trigger one last time. Because for a woman who’s lost everything, what is there left to lose?
She’s about to find out.
In all her years at the Bureau, Smoky has never encountered anyone like him–a new and fascinating kind of monster, a twisted genius who defies profilers’ attempts to understand him. And he’s issued Smoky a direct challenge, coaxing her back from the brink with the only thing that could convince her to live.
The killer videotaped his latest crime–an act of horror that left a child motherless–then sent a message addressed to Agent Smoky Barrett. The message is enough to shock Smoky back to work, back to her FBI team. And that child awakens something in Smoky she thought was gone forever.
Suddenly the stakes are raised. The game has changed. For as this deranged monster embarks on an unspeakable spree of perversion and murder, Smoky is coming alive again–and she’s about to face her greatest fears as a cop, a woman, a mother…and a merciless killer’s next victim."
My thoughts:
This was a gripping thriller which provided great insight into both the criminal mind and the ways the agents gather clues both physical and emotional. I also liked learning about interrogation tricks. I look forward to reading the sequel, The Face of Death.
Date read: 8/28/2007Book #: 79
Rating: 3* = good
Series: Smoky Barrett, #1
Genre: Thriller
ISBN-10: 0553804650
ISBN-13: 9780553804652
Publisher: Bantam Books
Year: 2006
# of Pages: 384
Binding: Hardcover
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2 comments:
I just discovered your blog after Googling "Cody McFadyen." I loved Shadow Man ) which I revied on my blog, and recently read The Face of Death (which I plan to review today). I'll be back, as you have a nice blog.
Thanks for the nice note. Someday I'll read The Face of Death and will check out your reviews.
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