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Taboo by Casey Hill
Dec. 26th, 2012 06:42 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Prepare to be chilled to the bone.
San Francisco forensics investigator Reilly Steel leaves her bustling home for Dublin, where she’s been tasked with dragging the Garda forensics team into the 21st-century. At the same time, she must keep tabs on her Irish-born father, who’s increasingly seeking solace in the bottle after a past tragedy involving Reilly’s younger sister, Jess. The relative peace of Dublin quickly works its magic, and Reilly begins to settle into her new home.
But a brutal serial killer soon puts paid to that. A young man and woman are found dead in a hotel room, the gunshot wounds suggesting a suicide pact. But as Reilly and the team dig deeper, and more bodies are discovered, they soon realise that a twisted murderer is at work. One who seeks to upset society’s norms in the most sickening way imaginable …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Casey Hill’s debut thriller is a limping, dull affair filled with clichéd characters and hampered by a plodding plot that struggles to hang together. It’s the first in a series but based on this effort, I won’t be reading on.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of this book.
San Francisco forensics investigator Reilly Steel leaves her bustling home for Dublin, where she’s been tasked with dragging the Garda forensics team into the 21st-century. At the same time, she must keep tabs on her Irish-born father, who’s increasingly seeking solace in the bottle after a past tragedy involving Reilly’s younger sister, Jess. The relative peace of Dublin quickly works its magic, and Reilly begins to settle into her new home.
But a brutal serial killer soon puts paid to that. A young man and woman are found dead in a hotel room, the gunshot wounds suggesting a suicide pact. But as Reilly and the team dig deeper, and more bodies are discovered, they soon realise that a twisted murderer is at work. One who seeks to upset society’s norms in the most sickening way imaginable …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Casey Hill’s debut thriller is a limping, dull affair filled with clichéd characters and hampered by a plodding plot that struggles to hang together. It’s the first in a series but based on this effort, I won’t be reading on.
Thanks to Simon & Schuster for the free copy of this book.
