You know what I like? Books about time travel. So, when I read the description of this book about a serial killer that can move through time, I knew I had to read it.

THE SHIMMER starts off strong with Sergeant Jack Redding of the Florida Highway Patrol and his trainee, Julie Karras, chasing a car that belongs to a family who has gone missing. When the woman driving the car takes off running from the car after it stopped, Jack is hot in pursuit. However, she manages to get away and Jack is left with a feeling that he has seen the woman before... but where? What he doesn't know then is that his grandfather hunted the same woman in 1957, but how can the same woman still be alive and look the same as she did back then? And, what happened to the family that owned the car?

This book is for readers that like books that are slightly different from the usual thrillers. Or, one should perhaps say very much different since there are a lot of odd things going on in this book, with a female serial killer who uses "the shimmer" to travel through time. What is she looking for that is so important, she is willing to kill for it? It will be up to Jack to try to stop this strange woman.

THE SHIMMER is an action-filled book that is not as straightforward as one thinks. I felt this book was OK to read, but I wished it had grabbed my attention a little more. I felt that the ending left me a bit dissatisfied. Still, it's a pretty interesting book that will appeal to readers who like science fiction stories with a bit of mystery. I will definitely read more from Carsten Stroud.