Lee Cockburn

Warning: the subject matter of this book may be hard for some to handle. It is not graphic but there are enough details about the opening scene involving two children and rape that you get a good enough visual in your mind. Yet, the scene was there to help set up the rest of the story. It does not mean however that it was not still hard to read. Additionally, one of the main detectives is in a female relationship that does offer plenty of sex scenes as well. While, I thought the sex scenes were tasteful; I just did not really feel like they added to the story.

However, I did like Detective Taylor and her working partner, Marcus. They worked well together. Also, I liked the fact that they were smart cops. What I mean by this is that sometimes it seems that the killer is always several steps ahead and the sops are just barely stumbling behind. For a fan of police thrillers, I enjoyed this book a lot.… (meer)