Published by Hampton Creek Press Genres: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
A threat of biblical proportions, J.D. Barker style! In the beginning of the book, I was wondering how I would feel about this book. I wasn’t quite loving it, but I was intrigued and wanted to know where this book would lead me. Then at the 50% mark, this book kicked into high gear, and it became a pulse pounding page turner that had me wanting more, more, more!
Detective Jena Campbell put the diabolical “Leviticus Killer” behind bars. But there is now a new threat, Azrael, who is using social media to spread his vile beliefs taking ten lives in ten days. The stakes are high, and Azrael seems to always be ten steps ahead of Jena. As she attempts to save his current victim, she must make some difficult choices.
I enjoyed the character of Jena and thought she was well drawn. I appreciated how the authors showed not only her thought process but how the investigation and her past decisions weighed on her. I found this to be very realistic and believable. The ‘bad/evil’ characters are truly sinister. They were also very well drawn and gave readers characters to boo and hiss at.
J.D. Barker always comes up with unique and intriguing books. He wrote this gripping book along with Christine Daigle. In this book the writing duo combine very relevant topics ranging from social media, gaming, social outcasts, policing, targeting, taking responsibility, stalking, and those who use/twist religion/bible verses as a means of committing atrocious acts.
This book does deal with violence and horrific acts and will not be an easy read for some. But if you have read a book by J.D. Barker, then you know what you are getting into. This book also has a nice amount of tension, mounting dread, and danger. There are some shocking scenes and moments which kept the action moving and my heart rate accelerated.
I found this book to be wonderfully written, well thought out, brilliant, tense, and riveting. This book slowly enticed me and once it had me in its grasp, I was fully invested. I also loved how it ended, and I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more to come!
*Lets hope none of us ever has to experience just how heavy those stones are!
Thank you to Hampton Creek Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members’ Titles and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
