R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 10/2/2020 + 1441 more book reviews

Not one but two serial murderers appear in this book and while Maggie doesn't want to be involved with either of them she becomes entangled with both. Her experience with the first was almost her last and she was traumatized not only by the experience but by testifying at his trial. When the second serial murderer begins killing young men she avoids it completely.

Maggie's relationship with DCI(Detective Chief Inspector) James Durgin becomes tested when she refuses again and again to help him. She avoids all contact with crime, including trying to locate a missing violin. Yet as a member of a bomb defusing squad she defies danger each time she removes fuses from the unexploded. Many of her coworkers are conscientious objectors - the group being targeted by the new serial murderer. During WWII those who refused to serve in military roles could do their bit in "noncombatant" positions such as these.

When Maggie realizes that her partner receives several white feathers suggesting that he is a coward, she fears for his life. That fear propels her into researching serial murderers of the past. As she ponders what she finds she realizes that many factors are involved in the personality of these criminals. Finally, with the help of the first murderer she delves into clues that may help identify who is committing the current string of murders.

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