WHISPERS OF THE DEAD, which is the second book in the Special Tracking Unit series written by Spencer Kope, is a book that I'm sure you will not forget. Unlike how most crimes are solved, this one relies on one of the special agents' secret gifts, the 'shine.' When I hear about the 'shine' I think of Stephen King, but this series is a whole different genre. It is not a horror story, but a FBI thriller with a serial killer.
Magnus "Step" Craig, along with his partner Jimmy Donovan, is called to investigate a pair of severed feet that was found in a cooler at the house of a Federal Judge in El Paso. They are called to this case because Step is good at tracking with his "gift" that only two others know about, one being his partner. The gift is the 'shine.' He is able to see color where people touch and each person gives off a certain color. He can also tell if a certain color is that of a deceased person. Soon, there is another victim found, also in a cooler. Will they be able to find the Ice Box Killer before they strike again?
I enjoyed this thriller, WHISPERS OF THE DEAD, by Spencer Kope. I did not read the first book in the Special Tracking Unit series, however I was able to pick right up with this second one. As a reader that loves thrillers and mysteries, I highly recommend this one to those that love these types of novels!
A pair of severed feet, stored in a portable cooler, is
found in the house of a Federal judge in El Paso. The
victim is unknown. The reason the killer went to such
troubleβbreaking into the judgeβs houseβand what message
he intends to send are both mysteries.
Magnus βStepsβ Craig is part of the elite three-man
Special Tracking Unit of the FBI. Called in on special
cases where his skills are especially indispensable,
Steps is renowned for his incredible ability to find and
follow trails over any surface better than anyone else.
But thereβs a secret to his success.
Steps has a kind of synesthesia, an ability that allows
him to see whatever a person has touched in a unique
colorβwhat Steps calls βshine.β His ability is known to
only a few peopleβhis father, the director of the FBI,
and his partner, Special Agent Jimmy Donovan.
The Special Tracking Unit soon discovers another, earlier
victim; again, only the feet were left behind in an
icebox. In Spencer Kopeβs Whispers of the Deadβwith few
clues besides the body parts left behindβSteps and his
team find themselves enmeshed in the most difficult case
of their careers. And The Icebox Killer has only just
begun.
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