I was most definitely pleasantly surprised by this book. Even though Id heard good things about the author (or I wouldnt have been interested in reading a book by her) so many times new authors fall into the predictable pattern of a mystery where you know exactly whos done what and youre just waiting for the hero(ine)(s) to figure it out. This book proved different.

I still wasnt sure until the very end just who exactly was guilty. I kept vascilating between well it could be him... oh wait no with that it could really be him but I didnt think it was because of this. It was good to finally find a mystery book that kept me guessing. Not to mention that it was creepy and thrilling without needing to go into horrific descriptions of the blood and guts of murders. That was quite refreshing as well.

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This is a debut book introducing FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell. Maggie is married to a lawyer, Greg, who wants her to quit doing field work. He doesn't like her jogging in the neighborhood either. What will they think of her, and him, seeing her all sweaty and mussed. He excercises at the club as is proper.

Maggie is sent to Nebraska to profile a serial killer. The sheriff is a lawyer who ran to fill his father's shoes when he retired. Not really qualified but it is easier than arguing with his father.

This is a well written book with fleshed out characters and a good story. I'm searching for more from this author.

Four stars.

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Great book! I love the Maggie O'Dell series! The killer was a shock to me, I kept going back and forth between two suspects and never even had it right! To me that's the best type of book! I totally recommend this book!

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This was a great book! If your into stories that resemble true crime and the life of an FBI agent. A definite page turner. Hard to but down.

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Wonderful debut!! The protagonist was evil, a scary thought when you find out who it is!

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Introduction to Nick Morelli, a possible love interest for Maggie O'Dell, boys trusting adults and being murdered, Nick's sister Christine who wants to be a journalist becoming conflicted once her own son is taken, and Father Keller who is a figure we will see again.

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a great book. a great start to what i hope will be a great series. maggie finds herself in a small town trying to profile a child murderer. what she finds is haunting. this is a real page turner and will keep you guessing till the end. and then the end!!!! it makes you want to hurry and start the next in the series.

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A real page-turner. Has a "sequel" that I haven't read. I suggest getting your hands on that one too, called "A Necessary Evil." Because this book kind of leaves you hanging at the end, which might frustrate some people.

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Love this series. Strong story line. On my 3rd book of series and have truly gotten into the characters. Very good book.

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I have had this book on my shelves now for several years and finally got around to reading it. My wife had read another in this series and had wanted to read more but she put aside most of her reading so this one has been lingering. Anyway, this is the first book in the Maggie O'Dell series by Kava. It's about a very evil serial killer who has been killing young boys in the small town of North Platte, Nebraska. The murderer appears to be a copycat killer who is killing in the same style as an executed killer named Ronald Jeffreys. But is he a copycat or was Jeffreys framed for some of the killer's victims? The sheriff in North Platte, Nick Morrelli is not prepared for this case so calls in an FBI profiler named Maggie O'Dell. Maggie puts together a profile of the characteristics of the killer but is she on point or is the killer someone completely different from her profile?

I was kind of mixed overall on this one. The story kept me turning the pages but in the end I was somewhat disappointed. The killer was obvious from early on in the story. I kept waiting for some kind of twist that would point in another direction but it never came. And then the ending was a cliffhanger with some loose ends. Will these be resolved in the next book in the series? Also the characters in the novel were for the most part flawed, especially Sheriff Morrelli who seemed clueless along with the rest of his police force. I admit this was overall a suspenseful read but it's doubtful that I will be reading more in this series.

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Great read

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I love all of the Maggie O'dell books I have now read them all and they are suspensful and awesome

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