There's a new video game, Serial Killer Detective, in which you attempt to catch a killer based on the clues they leave at the scene of the crime. There's a new serial killer in Minnesota's Twin Cities, the victims and methods of death appear to be taken from the video game. And there's a team of software developers at a small Minnesota company named Monkeewrench whose members have just become prime suspects.
I quickly became a fan of this book (which became the basis of a series) and its authors, a mother/daughter team using the pen name P. J. Tracy (based on their first names). The authors created a set of engaging yet flawed protagonists who have talents at the keyboard but not necessarily at social interaction except with each other, to a point. The murders, the interaction between the Monkeewrench team and the police, and the sensation of suspense brought back the incredible tension and pacing that defines James Patterson's marvelous early Alex Cross works (before he turned himself into a franchise and got others to churn out most of "his" writing for him but that's a topic for another time and place).
This was the best new (to me) series that I picked up in 2015, and my only regret is that I allowed it to languish on my "To Be Read" pile so long before I finally started it.
RATING: 5 stars.
DISCLOSURE: I was awarded a free copy of this book in a random draw. No requirement of a review was made, let alone any conditions on the tone / content of a review, however, it was hinted that winners who write and post honest reviews have a better chance of being selected to receive future books.
I quickly became a fan of this book (which became the basis of a series) and its authors, a mother/daughter team using the pen name P. J. Tracy (based on their first names). The authors created a set of engaging yet flawed protagonists who have talents at the keyboard but not necessarily at social interaction except with each other, to a point. The murders, the interaction between the Monkeewrench team and the police, and the sensation of suspense brought back the incredible tension and pacing that defines James Patterson's marvelous early Alex Cross works (before he turned himself into a franchise and got others to churn out most of "his" writing for him but that's a topic for another time and place).
This was the best new (to me) series that I picked up in 2015, and my only regret is that I allowed it to languish on my "To Be Read" pile so long before I finally started it.
RATING: 5 stars.
DISCLOSURE: I was awarded a free copy of this book in a random draw. No requirement of a review was made, let alone any conditions on the tone / content of a review, however, it was hinted that winners who write and post honest reviews have a better chance of being selected to receive future books.
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