Detective Drummond traces his steps in the years since his childhood,
but a mysterious serial killer who evaded the police for over fifteen
years is still on the loose, annually performing ritual sacrifices and
burning the victims. Alex’s skills at reliving the brutal murders are
put to the test when so little is left of the victims.
In
the previous books we met Alex, who relives another person's death when
touching an item they were touching when it happened. In these books,
Alex and Paige have a son, Jamie. Alex is concerned that possibly Jamie
may have inherited a similar power. Not only that, he's hot on the
trail of a 15 year long serial killer. No one has been closer to
solving the case! With the help of his friend, Jessie, Alex has a real
shot at closing this one, that is, if he and his family can survive it.
I
adore Alex! I'm going back next to read books 1-4. It's
funny, because Alex makes a statement that what he goes through is sort
of like starting at the end of a book and then going to the beginning.
He knows it all ends in death, because he's forced to live through each
excruciating detail, but how the person wound up there and being able
to prove it, isn't always easy. Sometimes it's downright impossible.
The irony of the order in which I've been reading this books is not
lost on me and I couldn't have picked a better set of books to do it
with!
In
books 5-8, I was a little lost in the
beginning trying to keep the characters straight. This time,
everything picked up right where it left off so it was really easy to
just grab it and go. I already knew and loved everything about the
story and I was really anxious to get going. There were some surprises
for me though!
We
get another look at a different death. This one winds through the
background of the story, waiting for us to discover its depths. Not
only that, we get a fascinating trip to the Egyptology department.
Fascinating doesn't even begin
to cover it! I won't tell more because I don't want to insert any
spoilers, but honestly, you must pick up and read the Life of Death
books, even if it's only for this scene. Believe me, you'll want to
read it anyway, but this scene is the crowning glory and pure genius. I
actually went onto Facebook to follow Weston right after reading this
because I was so impressed with it.
These
last four books wrap up everything pretty nicely, but there's
definitely room for more Alex. I'm hoping Weston isn't finished with
the story. He's
added some intriguing new elements that I'm anxious to explore.
Luckily for me, 12 wasn't left on a cliffhanger, so I can wait a week
or two for him to get busy writing.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Shawn
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