KILLING SEASON is a superbly
written mystery/thriller. Ben Vicksburg has never been able to get over
the murder of his sister Ellen, three years ago. A brilliant high school
student, Ben has used his ability to see patterns and make deductions
to link other victims to the killer, a psychopath called the "Demon." The
police detective in charge of the case likes Ben and even listens to his
thoughts about his sister's case, but he really wished the kid would get
a life.
In walks Ro, a beautiful girl transferred in from New York. She quickly
becomes the most popular girl in school and is dating the most popular
boy. Yet she can't stay away from Ben and finds herself helping him in
his investigation. As they get closer to a suspect, the killer knows they
are looking and soon they have placed themselves and everyone
around them in danger.
I really enjoyed KILLING SEASON;
the determined brother of the victim trying to find his sister's killer is
fabulously done. The characters are so well written you can feel their
pain and determination. You are quickly drawn into their lives and feel
like you are right there with them, wanting to help them through the
hard times and smack them when they are stupid. Not only do you feel
what the characters feeling, but you become wrapped up in the
mystery and become as determined as Ben is to discover the killer. The
relationship of the high school kids is a little disturbing to anyone who
has a kid that age but sad to say probably way more accurate than any
parent would like. KILLING SEASON
has it all and to not read it would be sad because you'd be missing a
great book. Faye Kellerman has once again shown us she knows how to
write a great mystery.
New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman
delivers an electrifying novel of suspense as a young man’s
investigation into his sister’s death draws him into the
path of a sadistic serial killer.
He went searching for the truth. Now a killer has found him.
The more you know, the more there is to fear…
Four years ago, fifteen-year-old Ellen Vicksburg went
missing in the quiet town of River Remez, New Mexico. Ellen
was kind, studious, and universally liked. Her younger
brother, Ben, could imagine nothing worse than never knowing
what happened to her—until, on the first anniversary of her
death, he found her body in a shallow grave by the river’s edge.
Ben, now sixteen, is committed to finding the monster who
abducted and strangled Ellen. Police believe she was the
victim of a psychopath known as the Demon. But Ben—a math
geek too smart for his high-school classes—continues to pore
over the evidence at the local police precinct, gaining an
unlikely ally in his school’s popular new girl, Ro Majors.
In his sister’s files, Ben’s analytical mind sees patterns
that don’t fit, tiny threads that he adds to the clues from
other similar unsolved murders. As the body count rises, a
picture emerges of an adversary who is as cunning and
methodical as he is twisted.
At first the police view Ben’s investigation with suspicion.
Soon his obsession will mark him as a threat. But uncovering
the truth may not be enough to keep Ben and those he loves
safe from a relentless killer who has nothing left to lose.
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