When I chose this book to review, I was excited to get a chance to read it because I admire Lis Wiehl on Fox News. However, I was disappointed to learn that she had a co-writer. That was my first disappointment.
The book didn’t keep my attention very well at first, but to be frank, it’s hard to keep my attention. Still, I expected more from a crime/suspense novel in the first few pages.
The story is about a high-school girl who is found murdered in a shocking way in a park in Westchester County, New York. None of the teens who were with her at a party the night of the murder can remember what happened, and they are all suspects.
Dani Harris is a forensic psychiatrist who is obsessed with the murder and is also struggling with troubling dreams filled with blood, water, and destruction. She wonders if these are clues or signs, but she doesn’t know. Her old high school crush, Tommy Gunderson, is also attacked by an old woman with supernatural strength. He begins to help Dani solve the crime.
Once I got past the first few chapters the story was definitely a page turner, and even though Wiehl didn’t write it alone, the writing and pace of the story is stellar. It leaves you wanting to read the next one, and I will.
I give this book 4 stars for several reasons: its inclusion of technology, motorcycles, and modern social networking. If you are a geek you’ll like this book. If you are a CSI fan, you’ll love it, too. And I you’re into computers and gadgets, you’ll appreciate the author’s knowledge of such things. It’s nice to read a crime novel that’s realistic and in touch with what people actually use to communicate.
The story has just enough spookiness to make you a little nervous reading it in the dark. All lin all, it’s a very good crime novel.
