Michael:
2 1/2 stars
Dodge Hanley is working as a private investigator when he gets a call from his former wife, Caroline King, that their daughter, Berry, is being stalked by a mad man and was almost murdered.
He arrives in Houston and Caroline and Berry tell him that Orin Starks, who used to work with Berry has become derranged and is attempting to kill her. He entered her home and confronted her, telling her he'd come to kill her. However, her screams brought her friend, Ben Lofland, to the room. Ben surprised Orin, who then wounded Ben and fled the house.
Dodge is a no nonesense, chain smoking cop in the Clint Eastwood-Dirty Harry image. He begins working with local deputy Sky Nyland, an Afghanistan War vet.
As the men search, Orin Starks goes on a killing rampage. One of the bodies found was another former worker with Berry and Orin. This woman also had difficulties with Starks at their former company.
I wanted to like this novel more but found the characters stereotypical and uninteresting. When Berry's full story is told, my opinion of her became much less and I found that I couldn't care less, what happened to her.
Sandra Brown is an excellent writer and I've enjoyed her thrillers in the past but this novel disappointed.
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