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Apex Reviews wrote this review Tuesday, January 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Rick Reed
ISBN-10: 1932300791
ISBN-13: 9781932300796
Quest Books
Reviewed By Renee Washburn
When it rains, it pours...just ask Ed Comparetto…
The Chicago police detective's life is losing its luster: his lover has just left him, and, blamed for his failure to solve a rash of gruesome killings, he is suddenly run off the force. The reason for his dismissal: falsifying a witness at a crime scene. Ed may be losing his touch, but he knows he's not losing his mind, so this reasoning doesn't fly with him. He knows what he saw, and he knows who he talked to...slowly but surely, he gets the feeling that someone, somehow is playing him - little does he know…
Before long, Ed finds himself inextricably caught in the middle of a deadly game being waged by a sadistic killer with a malevolent axe to grind. More bodies are found, more questions go unanswered. As the clues begin to pile up, so does the danger, which Ed can handle as long as he's the only one involved; however, when his newfound love, Peter, gets entangled in the mess, the stakes are raised to a much more urgent level, and Ed knows it's imperative that he solve the case before more innocent blood is shed...
What he doesn't know, though, is that nothing can prepare him for discovering who is truly responsible for the murders - especially considering the fact that all roads actually lead to someone who died in similar fashion just two years before…
The action of IM is unmatched. Reed deftly weaves intriguing characters throughout an intricate plotline of misdirection and manipulative sleight-of-hand. The resulting mosaic is a masterpiece of suspense and nail-biting drama. Many make noble attempts at crafting whodunits, but few pull it off with such convincing realism as Reed.
The backdrop of IM lends much to the enjoyment you experience in putting all the different pieces together along the way, as you truly don't know just who/what the big picture will ultimately reveal. With equal parts action and mystery, Reed's tale is an enjoyable, fast-paced read entertaining to the fullest. Highly recommended for all readers, whether you're fans of the genre or not.”
“Good book & Rick is hot as hell!”
kram1331 wrote this review Saturday, December 1 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A first rate thriller from veteran horror author Reed, this one will have you rethinking those internet dating services. Hey, it had me rethinking dating, period. It also kept me up half the night, turning pages. Good job, Rick”
vjbanis wrote this review Saturday, October 27 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“© 2007 by Gracie C. McKeever
Gracie wrote this review Monday, July 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A serial killer is on the loose in Chicago and it looks like a “dead” man might be involved in the murders if not outright responsible.
Ed Comparetto, a gay homicide detective with the Chicago police force has recently come out and knows that his superiors are waiting for him to make just one mistake to justify their dismissing him. The department’s opportunity comes when Ed interviews Timothy Bright at the scene of a grisly murder, the victim a gay bartender. But what Ed can’t know is that Timothy Bright died two years previous, the victim of a brutal murder.
When the discrepancy is uncovered, Ed’s superiors have their reason to let him go.
But Ed doesn’t let things end here, indeed can’t, because one Timothy Bright won’t let him leave the case behind, toying with Ed and taunting him with more murders and more evidence leading to the door of a man who no longer exists…or does he?
Nail-biting suspense and a well-written, tightly-wound plot highlight this psychological thriller of hubris and revenge. Ed is a clearly delineated character and the perfect protagonist to head up a cast of several engaging sub-plot characters for which the reader cannot help but feel sympathy. The villain is thoroughly creepy and plainly psychotic, but even he engenders flashes of understanding.
This is the first book by Reed that I have read but I’m sure it won’t be the last. ”
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