The Gingerbread Man
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From Publishers Weekly:
After promising a distraught mother he'd find her missing children, Detective Vince O'Mally discovers their mutilated corpses in an abandoned house. Tormented by images of the horrific crime scene, Vince is forced to quit the case by his superiors and take a vacation. Instead, Vince heads to Dilmun, a small town in upstate New York, to follow up a seemingly insignificant lead. At the town's tiny police department, Vince meets Holly Newman, a pretty but troubled woman who has never recovered from losing her own sister to a child killer more than twenty years ago. Convinced the cases are connected, Vince pushes Holly to recall long buried memories; in the process, he falls in love with her. With a killer on their trail and another child's abduction augmenting their sense of urgency, Holly and Vince team up with the local police and the FBI to track down the killer. Shayne's haunting tale is intricately woven, and her quirky supporting characters including a retired horror movie star, his mysterious young niece and an omnipresent Native American physician will capture the reader's sympathy. A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night.
After promising a distraught mother he'd find her missing children, Detective Vince O'Mally discovers their mutilated corpses in an abandoned house. Tormented by images of the horrific crime scene, Vince is forced to quit the case by his superiors and take a vacation. Instead, Vince heads to Dilmun, a small town in upstate New York, to follow up a seemingly insignificant lead. At the town's tiny police department, Vince meets Holly Newman, a pretty but troubled woman who has never recovered from losing her own sister to a child killer more than twenty years ago. Convinced the cases are connected, Vince pushes Holly to recall long buried memories; in the process, he falls in love with her. With a killer on their trail and another child's abduction augmenting their sense of urgency, Holly and Vince team up with the local police and the FBI to track down the killer. Shayne's haunting tale is intricately woven, and her quirky supporting characters including a retired horror movie star, his mysterious young niece and an omnipresent Native American physician will capture the reader's sympathy. A moving mix of high suspense and romance, this haunting Halloween thriller will propel readers to bolt their doors at night.
Stories of tormented souls always seem to suck me in pretty deeply and this one obviously pulled me in quickly. Everyone in this book is tormented - except for Bethany (the innocent child) and Chief Mallory (the hometown sheriff). I read this quickly - three and a half hours - because I couldn't put it down.
I enjoyed it certainly, or I wouldn't have been able to read it through so quickly. I felt sorry for a lot of people in this book. No one should have to go through the type of pain they have. But I'm only giving this a 7 because I was a bit disappointed by the plot twist that ended this book. I won't say more here so I don't ruin it for anyone except to say that it seemed a bit forced and unnecessary. Overall, I really enjoyed this and will happily search for other books by this author.
Sending to CdnBlueRose for trade.
I enjoyed it certainly, or I wouldn't have been able to read it through so quickly. I felt sorry for a lot of people in this book. No one should have to go through the type of pain they have. But I'm only giving this a 7 because I was a bit disappointed by the plot twist that ended this book. I won't say more here so I don't ruin it for anyone except to say that it seemed a bit forced and unnecessary. Overall, I really enjoyed this and will happily search for other books by this author.
Sending to CdnBlueRose for trade.
Received today - thanks Anth!!
