Tuesday's Child Review

Author: Dale Meyer
Pages: 291

Description: What she doesn’t want...is exactly what he needs.
Shunned and ridiculed all her life for something she can’t control, Samantha Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives on the fringes of society. Against her will, however, she’s tapped into a killer—or rather, his victims. Each woman’s murder, blow-by-blow, ravages her mind until their death releases her back to her body. Sam knows she must go to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe her?

Detective Brandt Sutherland only trusts hard evidence, yet Sam’s visions offer clues he needs to catch a killer. The more he learns about her incredible abilities, however, the clearer it becomes that Sam’s visions have put her in the killer’s line of fire. Now Brandt must save her from something he cannot see or understand…and risk losing his heart in the process.

As danger and desire collide, passion raises the stakes in a game Sam and Brandt don’t dare lose.

Review: Dale Meyer writes as chillingly good as the likes of Bevery Barton! Tuesday's Child is definitely not for the faint hearted, the vivid descriptions are shocking and terrifying. The love kindling between Blair and Brandt just adds to the ingredients of a brilliant read.  Meyer is a pro at putting red herrings throughout the book, keeping the reader guessing. You think you know who the killer but then your back to sqaure on all over again. An alarmingly gripping and meaty read!!

Gone Review

Title: Gone

Author: Mo Hayder

Publisher: Bantam Press

Pages: 416

Summary: November in the West Country. Evening is closing in as murder detective Jack Caffery arrives to interview the victim of a car-jacking. He’s dealt with routine car-thefts before, but this one is different. This car was taken by force. And on the back seat was a passenger. An eleven-year-old girl. Who is still missing. Before long the jacker starts to communicate with the police: ‘It’s started,' he tells them. 'And it ain’t going to stop just sudden, is it?’ And Caffery knows that he’s going to do it again. Soon the jacker will choose another car with another child on the back seat. Caffery’s a good and instinctive cop; the best in the business, some say. But this time he knows something’s badly wrong. Because the jacker seems to be ahead of the police – every step of the way…

Review: Mo Hayder knows how to pack a stomach-churning punch into a story! This the first book I have read by Mo Hayder, and what a scary sleepless night was I in for! A top notch thriller with fast-paced action. Hayder builds up tension from the very first page, escalating throughout the book until it just explodes. The eccentric plot, vigiliant and circumspect depiction of victims is just genius, putting this book in my Top 5.