This book came from the Alachua County Library and took up 9 compact discs.I have liked most of Parker's other books, which is why I picked up this one. Unfortunately, I really didn't like it.
Maybe I am sick of serial killers. Maybe it's hard to keep this genre fresh. Or maybe the characters just never got any traction with me.
For starters, there is Tim Hess, a cop who has come out of retirement, even though he is taking chemotherapy. He is teamed up with an ambitious, hard case hottie named Meci Rayborn, who is half his age. Can you see it coming?
A series of gruesome murders are taking place, except there are no bodies. The killer drains them, embalms them, and saves them somewhere, leaving their purses behind. One of their suspects is Romanian born Matamoros Colesceau, who has undergone chemical castration. He is due to be released, and his chemicals withdrawn. The whole neighborhood now knows who he is, and he is under siege by cameras and angry neighbors who are counting the days until he is relocated.
Tim is just not engaging enough. Merci is just annoying. Colesceau is simply pathetic. I was glad to take frequent breaks from this book. That's why it gets 1 star.
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