

Ten years ago CSI Darby McCormick investigated a child abduction case. They're experts at hiding things: the living and the dead. Whatever you do, don't come looking for me. I envy those who have yet to read him' John Connolly By the time you read this, I'll be missing or dead. 3/5 for me this time, I don't remember much of the previous books that had relevance to this one so you could pick this book up and read as a standalone but I would read the previous ones if you are able.'One of the best thriller writers working today' Lee Child 'Chris Mooney is an exceptional thriller writer. I defo wanted to see where it was going so a page turner from that perspective but a little unsatisfied with how some of it went and hoping to get more closure from the next in the series - I have it ordered.

Otherwise she is a bit of a one man band because she seems to be hitting walls at almost every turn. The thought of something so cruel and organised out there is creepy and I hope we get more insight or back story in a future book.ĭarby is super tough in this one but has a softer side when we see a glimpse into her personal life. Murder, abuse, danger on every corner and Darby is up against it trying to keep focused on the case, stay alive and not get too wrapped up in the issues in her personal life. As Darby investigates, the stakes are high, the killer will stop at nothing and noone could have guessed how deadly and dark things get. Bizarre in itself Darby heads in, backed up by SWAT and nothing goes as planned.

Where has Charlie Rizzo been held all these years? Who are The Twelve who have been executing this gruesome torture? And why are the FBI running scared in the face of this particular, chilling episode? Darby is facing the toughest case of her career.and, as the body count rises, one that will bring her into great personal danger and leave her in fear of losing her mind, if not her soul.ĭarby has been called to a hostage situation, a kid that went missing years ago has apparently resurfaced and is now holding his family hostage. Within minutes, a group of men disguised as SWAT officers bursts in and releases deadly Sarin gas, killing the Rizzo family outright and leaving Darby herself barely alive. Time taken to read - in and out over 4 daysĬharlie Rizzo has his family at gunpoint and when Darby arrives to defuse the scene, she finds him horrifically mutilated, with a mask of human skin sewn in place over his own face.
