suspense thriller

In the notes at the end of the book, Gardner describes this as her most violent book yet. She isn’t kidding. But as challenging as the material is, I could not stop turning the pages until the chilling finale.

The story's plot twists are effective and surprising. I really enjoyed how the author kept exposing a little more of the characters throughout the novel, as one would peel the layers of an onion. It kept it interesting and kept me guessing. I thought the story was over a few times but another twist in the plot or exposure of a character's true motivations or actions is revealed. I also appreciated how the author developed the protagonist, Kathryn Dance's, abilities as a "kinesics expert" (or a body language expert, for us lay people), and how he used it to show how Kathryn works as well as how Daniel Pell reacts, without being overly analytical. The details and nuances helped put the "picture" of the story in my head so that I was drawn into the story, rather than simply reading the pages.

When a serial killer is terrorizing Chicago the FBI and C.P.D. have to work together to bring the predator down.