26. Now You See Him (The Bayou Series, 4) - Stella Cameron, MIRA, October 2005 (c2004), ISBN: 9780778322191, 416p.
Featuring: Ellie Byron and Joe Gable
Synopsis:
Two years ago Ellie Byron was the only witness to the brutal murder of a young woman. Charles Penn, a hard-eyed man with a history of violence, was convicted of the crime. Now he's escaped -- and another woman is dead.
Ellie fears she may be next and turns to the only person she trusts; attorney Joe Gable. Joe would give his life to protect Ellie, but neither of them knows just how deadly an enemy they face -- or how close he is.
Then the police discover that both crimes mirror events in a bestselling mystery series. And when the third book in the series is released, Joe and Ellie realize that time has run out. Because in this book the killer eliminates the only threat to his freedom. The last death is the death of the witness.
Comments:
I actually started this book last yr, decided I wasn't in the mood for it, and set it aside. However, I agreed to mail it to someone by Thurday and someone else is sending the 5th book in the series to me, so I decided it was time to hurry and read it (never mind that I haven't read the first three). Reading this reminded me why I don't read Stella Cameron's books very often anymore. They can be quite disturbing. Anyway, overall the story was interesting enough. I guessed the serial killer part way through but was doubting myself to the end, and I certainly never guessed his motives or any background details.
The great gift is the passion for reading. It is cheap [Hah! It most certainly is not!], it consoles, it distracts, it excites. It gives knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is moral illumination. ~ Elizabeth Hardwick
