I love intense murder mysteries (does that make me ghoulish?) but this one had a few "grizzly" factors that almost took it too far for me. This always happens when it involves any cutting of the skin with a knife or scalpel. I have a difficult time with this. The title should certainly tip one off...... That said, I greatly enjoyed this mystery. I love the setting - Portland, Maine and upwards to Blue Hill (home!), and I really like the very human protagonist, Mike McCabe. He's a police detective who has relocated from NYC with his 13-year-old daughter, Casey. He made a few assumptions -- perhaps you could call them gut feelings - that seemed a bit over the top, but without which he could not have followed the clues to catching the bad guy. And this one one bad-ass bad guy..... Many of the books we review would be categorized as romance/ Adult. However The Cutting went well beyond the usual plot. The book goes into very detailed information that is a must when reading this plot. If you skim through the book, you will miss an important clue that enabled McCabe get to the bottom of who committed this horrific murder. James' book builds up so that I, the reader, is craving more. I was enthralled to the very end of the book. I actually was so involved in reading, I felt nervous about what was to happen next. That there explains how great the book was. I would rate the book a 4.5. If you are looking for a great thriller/mystery, this is the book.
What do You think about Donne Moi Ton Coeur (2013)?
Ich konnte mit den Ermittlern nicht wirklich warm werden.
—Caitlin
Excellent!!!! Hooked from the very beginning!!
—Mpaventi
