Words cannot adequately express how much this novel disappointed me. It seems to have all of the ingredients of a good crime novel, but they just don't seem to blend together very well. My biggest gripe is with the police detection. A large amount of time is spent building up a case, following the police as they hunt a killer, and so forth, only for them to be misled for the entirety of the novel for him to get caught on a CCTV camera! It's a laughable contrivance, and that really seems to symbolize everything that happens to be wrong with this novel. The characterisation is polarized: some are fully fleshed out and have interesting quirks and flaws, while others stray into flawless caricatures or Gods among men. David Hunter is one of the most egregious examples - you could read the novel a hundred times and you'd not find an imperfection. The novel works through a series of intertwined fragments, with each presenting a different perspective. At times, this is used effectively, but there are occasions when this is disruptive to the plot, convolutes things unnecessarily or gives undue notability to some unimportant extra simply to fill space. The plot is full of contrivances and a killer with a cliched MO that I won't spoil but won't surprise anybody. His identity is nothing new, and again, I won't spoil anything if I say that you'll have seen it 100 times before. This is an ambitious novel which plays an interesting game of cat and mouse. Unfortunately, it's let down by the many plot contrivances and frankly laughable caricatures. Eve has been in the path of two psychotic killers, both of them left scars on her. She moves to a new city, starts school and has her scars removed. Even after changing her life she still has hang ups and doesn't think she is capable of having a relationship. Noah is a detective and a recovering alcoholic; he goes to the bar that Eve works at just so he can watch her. The two of them finally get together when the police discover that recent murders staged as suicides are connected to Eve and her graduate study. As the two of them start getting close while trying to solve the case, the killer has set his sights on Eve. I liked Eve in the other books in this series so I was really happy to read a story where she is the main character. This book was wonderful; the author has really outdone herself with it. She weaves a complex yet easy to follow story with tons of mystery, suspense and enough romance to heat up the pages. There are a few old characters that pop up through out this book, I loved finding out how Tom from the first book in the series had grown up. The editing in this book was done exceptionally well, major kudos for that. I Can See You is another great romantic suspense novel from this author.
What do You think about Todesstoss (2009)?
really really enjoyed it, looking forward to reading more of karen rose books in the future
—Eyelie76
wonderful....was not 100% sure on the killer till near the end, great book.
—sara
good thriller narrowed the body down to two
—kaycees
