Okay, seriously, why has nobody told me about this author before? This book was AMAZING. Literally couldn't put it down, and hence am a weeny bit tired this morning (thankfully, I started it just before 8 and it wasn't too long, or I'd still be reading it now...) Talk about a brilliant crime novel, which completely underlines the fact to me that a crime novel stands or falls on its characters. Not necessarily the main characters who're chasing the 'bad guys' either, but the assorted victims, relatives and so on. That's what makes a truly great crime novel. And this one had interesting characters in abundance, particularly the cast from the Centre for Well Being and Intelligence, but I have to say I also loved the main character, special agent Brad Raines.
To be quite frank, I don't want to tell you what happens. Just that you'll adore Roudi (a wanna be Sherlock Holmes), Paradise (just an incredibly human, incredibly moving character), Cass (short for Cassanova, need I say more?) and Andrea.
Who's sane? Who's insane? And where do you draw the line?
Fascinating, gripping, it takes you right into the heart of mental health issues and their treatment. Plus there's a serial killer to catch. As an added bonus, I don't think there's any bad language (not noticeable at any rate), and the author doesn't have this strange belief that just because it's a thriller there have to be male and female characters leaping into bed with each other!
I can't recommend this book enough, and I can't wait to get hold of any other books by Ted Dekker.
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