Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 7/2/2025 + 1271 more book reviews

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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