Publisher's Weekly Review
At the start of bestseller Coulter's exciting 15th FBI thriller featuring husband-wife agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock (after Whiplash), Dillon arrives one night at a Georgetown convenience store in Washington, D.C., just in time to thwart an armed robbery. While the robbery, which left one gunman wounded and a female accomplice dead, is never far from his thoughts, Dillon soon has an important case to pursue with Lacey-investigating a serial killer who may be related to the notorious Ted Bundy and has a chameleon-like ability to change appearances. Fellow agents Lucy Carlyle and partner Cooper McKnight also join the hunt for the serial killer, but find themselves immersed in another mystery after Lucy learns that her grandfather didn't really just vanish from her life 20 years earlier. Lucy's brush with mortal danger leads her into Cooper's arms and closer to uncovering her family's dark secrets. A tight plot full of unexpected twists will keep readers turning the pages. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
FBI agents Lucy Carlyle and Cooper McKnight, along with husband-and-wife agents Savich and Sherlock, track a serial killer dubbed the Black Beret, who turns out to be related to the notorious Ted Bundy. Savich also investigates when convenience store owner Mr. Pati. is shot in two different robbery attempts. A coincidence? Savich has a hard time buying that. Who wants Mr. Patil dead? Lucy also delves into her family's past after her father, on his deathbed, cries out, asking his mother why she killed his father. Lucy had been told her grandfather left the family, so she looks through her grandmother's house for proof of what really happened. Her personal life is changing, too, as she finally warms up to Coop. Told from several points of view, including the serial killer's, the novel moves quickly, thanks to short chapters and numerous plot twists. One plot element, the appearance of a magic ring, requires significant suspension of disbelief and proves jarring in this otherwise realistic and, in the main, riveting story.--O'Brien, Su. Copyright 2010 Booklist
