Plot: forensic trace expert Evelyn James has seen many things in her life, but this is one of the worst. A young girl has been meticulously murdered; her feet are encased in a bucket full of concrete, chains wrap around her body, and she was found at the bottom of a freezing river. The investigation soon realizes there is a serial killer on the loose, and he will stop at nothing to get his revenge.
Comments: This is a great thriller novel! Suspenseful, dangerous, dark. I've always loved reading murder mysterious, even though I tend to see murderers in the shadows for days afterward. Trace Evidence has a great plot and an interesting way of killing off the victims. Normally I would think of a murderer as an insane, violent person, but the killer in this story is cold-hearted and calculating, which is even more frightening. It feels so real.
I liked the character Evelyn James, because she's not helpless, and she wants to solve this mystery even though it's dangerous for her to be asking questions. One thing I didn't appreciate about this book: it's kind of textbook.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm about to sum up the whole plot. Ending included. Just warning you.
Female officer of some sort gets involved in a dangerous case and acts all gung-ho, tries to solve it by herself and gets in trouble, at which point the handsome guy that has fallen in love with her swoops in all desperate and protective, saves her butt, and they all live happily ever after. Why can't the woman just solve the case without getting herself captured/cornered by the killer, and without falling in love with a man, or at least without needing said man to rescue her from certain death. It's just getting annoying. Am I the only one?
Rating: I rate this book a seven out of ten. Great story, if a little predictable.
Comments: This is a great thriller novel! Suspenseful, dangerous, dark. I've always loved reading murder mysterious, even though I tend to see murderers in the shadows for days afterward. Trace Evidence has a great plot and an interesting way of killing off the victims. Normally I would think of a murderer as an insane, violent person, but the killer in this story is cold-hearted and calculating, which is even more frightening. It feels so real.
I liked the character Evelyn James, because she's not helpless, and she wants to solve this mystery even though it's dangerous for her to be asking questions. One thing I didn't appreciate about this book: it's kind of textbook.
SPOILER ALERT: I'm about to sum up the whole plot. Ending included. Just warning you.
Female officer of some sort gets involved in a dangerous case and acts all gung-ho, tries to solve it by herself and gets in trouble, at which point the handsome guy that has fallen in love with her swoops in all desperate and protective, saves her butt, and they all live happily ever after. Why can't the woman just solve the case without getting herself captured/cornered by the killer, and without falling in love with a man, or at least without needing said man to rescue her from certain death. It's just getting annoying. Am I the only one?
Rating: I rate this book a seven out of ten. Great story, if a little predictable.
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