Suspenseful and Frightening! This book is just the PERFECT read if you enjoy thriller-chiller whodunnits, especially psychological mysteries with surprises - absolutely TOPS!
The first chapter of the book gave me goosebumps, as we see a cagy killer set up his prey. When I read the first chapter, I was hooked, because it was original, very different, yet too true-to-life scary. Those refrigerator magnets--being where they were not supposed to be! After I read the book, I had to go back and re-read that first chapter again.
For the rest of the book, the narrative shifts back and forth 10 years. Ten years ago, Alison (protagonist) was in college while the Canal Killer was murdering female students at her campus. When her best friend Liz becomes a victim Alison is shocked and horrified. But then - it gets worse: her own boyfriend Will confesses to being the Canal Killer.
Alison leaves the country to escape the horror and try to start a new life for herself. There is so much evidence against Will, including his confession, that Catherine cannot see any possibility that of his innocence. She only wants to get away. But at the ten year point, the Canal Killer starts again; at the same campus; women students are being murdered in the same way. (The story is told in segments of "Alison then" and "Alison now" - and it works well.) Since Will is incarcerated, a copy-cat (or even an accomplice) is considered. Will (still in the mental institute) says he has information that will help the police, but he says he will only speak with Catherine. Reluctantly, Catherine returns home to help the police.
When she meets Will to speak with him, she has difficulty believing his story: he says he is innocent and the confession was coerced and evidence planted. Will still seems to be in love with her over all the years, but he almost explodes with hatred when Alison tells him that SHE was the one to give the police information (ten years ago) - information that focused the investigation directly on him.
But now Alison starts to wonder. Could Will be telling the truth? (Alison remembers him as a sensitive and non-violent person.) Along with the police, Alison tries to re-think what actually happened ten years ago, and how the past relates to the new murders. Detective Malone (one of the main police investigators) feels that there is a possibility of Will's innocence--even after serving 10 years. That is a crucial thought: If Will is innocent, he has served 10 years of his life wrongly incarcerated.
There is a marvelously intricate and clever plot at the core of this book, and the writing and pacing are perfectly done!
This is truly an AMAZING mystery! I totally recommend it - and give it 5-STARS plus!
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