About this book: From GoodReads
Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they kidnapped and murdered a younger child. Troy, a remorseless sociopath, died violently behind bars. But the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age twenty-one, he’s emerged a haunted, rootless young man with a pressing need: to talk–once again–with psychologist Alex Delaware. But the young killer comes to a brutal end, that conversation never takes place.
Has karma caught up with Rand? Or has someone waited for eight patient years to dine on ice-cold revenge? Both seem strong possibilities to Sturgis, but Delaware’s suspicions run deeper . . . and darker. Because fear in the voice of the grownup Rand Duchay–and his eerie final words to Alex: “I’m not a bad person”–betray untold secrets. Buried revelations so horrendous, and so damning, they’re worth killing for.
As Delaware and Sturgis retrace their steps through a grisly murder case that devastated a community, they discover a chilling legacy of madness, suicide, and multiple killings left in its wake–and even uglier truths waiting to be unearthed. And the n
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I give this book 3 stars.
This story was supposed to be a psychological thriller, however, that is not the case. This was more of a law-crime thriller. Though the main character was a psychologists, he actually worked very closely with the police during the investigation. I thought there would be more head games, or diving into the characters head space. It was the opposite.
I liked the story, I did. But following it was complicated. It was almost like watching The First 48. There were so many players in this story that narrowing it down was confusing. I lost interest. Then you find out who did it early on, and the focus was on catching him.
The plot, the two kids killing the little girl was interesting. I was truly interested in finding out what happened, hoping that mental health would come into play. Hence, the psycho-thriller. For me, it was just to many twist and turns.
Oh, don't get excited about the ending... kind of left me like BLAH! Really after all that reading this is what it comes to. I wanted more.... hmm... what should I say? Psycho. I wanted more of a chase. The way he wrote the story I felt is if I was sitting in a courtroom. Not on the streets with the characters.
However, it was a fast paced read. I was turning pages quickly because the mysteries came quick. I was introduced to new characters in the "who dun it" fashion... but maybe too fast.
I can't even recall a favorite character there were so many.
In the end, I liked the story-line and the writing style. But my shoulders are shrugged on picking up another Alex Delaware. Unless I feel like sitting in a courtroom.
Will you be reading this one?
What were your thoughts?
Did you have a favorite character?
Signing off,
Ms. Tiptress
*** Up Next: A breakdown of one the character's from the book focusing on mental health***
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