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Revenant
by Carolyn
Haines
A
wonderful flawed journalist and an eerie case to solve!
Revenant by Carolyn Haines is a
fast paced thriller. While the psychological motives for eerie murders
intrigue, the main character of Carson is the highlight of this book.
The reader looks forward to each additional glance into her life and
can't help but want her to succeed.
Carson Lynch, a washed up journalist with a drinking problem who has
lost
her child in a fire, her husband and her former prestigious career.
Five bodies are uncovered that were buried decades ago beneath a
parking lot of a Biloxi, Mississippi night club. Carson begins to
investigate, hoping that this story can help her get her career back on
track. Days later, two more recent bodies are discovered--each girl
wearing a bridal veil. The ring finger has been taken by the murderer.
Is this the work of a serial killer or a copy cat killer? Why has such
a large expanse of time separated these murders? Can Carson find the
clues in time to prevent other murders without risking her own life?
Carolyn Haines intersperses the current thriller plot with ever
increasing glimpses of Carson's life, creating a multi-dimensional
reading delight. The reader wants to know about Carson's flawed
character as well as the unfolding hunt for the killer. Revenant has some intriguing twists
and turns as the identity of the killer is discovered only through
careful research and an understanding of the motive behind the crimes.
The thrills continue down to the last tense dramatic resolution. The
suspense focuses on the eerie nature of the crimes and the psychology
behind the crimes. As Carson hunts for leads, Carolyn Haines reveals
the psychological dimension of the past moments that led Carson to her
present situation. A few more veiled clues in the beginning and
throughout the novel would have heightened the reading suspense. Some
clues arrive unexpectedly without earlier preparation so that the final
revelation feels just slightly too easy in terms of the narrative
structure. Fans will eagerly await another thriller with Carson at the
center of the activity thanks to Carolyn Haines' brilliant
characterization.
Carolyn Haines as an
author
Before Revenant, this author
had written 50 books in the other genres including mystery, suspense,
crime fiction, general fiction, romantic mysteries, etc. She writes Familiar the Black Cat Detective
mysteries under the name of Caroline Burnes. This is her first
thriller.
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From The Back Cover:
When a
decades-old mass grave near a notorious Biloxi nightclub is
unearthed, reporter Carson Lynch is among the first on the scene.
The
remains of five women lie within, each one buried with a bridal
veil—and without her ring finger.
Once
an award-winning journalist, Carson knows her career is now hanging by
a thread. This story has pulled her out of a pit of alcohol and
self-loathing, and with justice and redemption in mind she begins to
investigate. Days later two more bodies appear, begging the question—is
a copycat murderer terrorizing Biloxi, or has a serial killer awoken
from a twenty-five-year slumber?
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