Pat D. (pat0814) reviewed on 1/4/2011 + 379 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

Laura Lippman had an interesting concept, based on a true crime story, about the lone survivor of a serial killer. I had trouble understanding why anyone who survived a kidnapping and rape would ever want to communicate in any way ever with her captor. The premise of trying to find out more about cases in which he may have been involved didn't ring true to me - nor did her husband's acquiesence. I also never understood the motives of the woman who acted as the go-between. The behavior of Iso, the victim's daughter, was strange and remained an unresolved issue. This novel had an interesting premise that simply didn't work for me.

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