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3.0 out of 5 stars Ineffective and Capricious, Jan 17 2004

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This review is from: Until Judgment Day (Mass Market Paperback)

SUMMARY: District Attorney Kathryn Mackay and her husband David, the local sherriff, are on the trail of a serial killer stalking the local diocese's priests. Each time the murderer strikes, the M.O. changes, and there is no definitive link between the victims, leaving investigators to wonder if these heinous murders are the work of a group or a single person, and desperate to discover the assignation of victimology, in order to ward off the next murder.

WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT: Good characterization, fast pace, and crisp dialogue move this story along nicely.

WHY YOU WON'T: The personal issues between the married protagonists overwhelm the main focus of the work, which is the serial murders. The topic of sexual abuse in the Catholic church, while trendy, is poorly captured and pejorative in this novel, which may leave you feeling cold.

SUMMARY: I enjoyed the writer's style, and would consider reading another novel in this series, but would hope the plot is better laid out and more integrated, and definitely less predictable.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, Aug 21 2003

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This review is from: Until Judgment Day (Mass Market Paperback)

I was very disappointed in this installment of the series which, to me, was predictable from the first chapter.

Dave and Kathryn's personal issues began overshadowing the priest killings less than halfway into the book, which just led up to what was the inevitable ending. Since I've enjoyed this series so much since the beginning, I was disappointed to find that there was no twist or turn and that this is the direction the author chose to go.

Add in all the graphic lust and sex, and it wasn't at all what one usually expects from this series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps Getting Better and Better, July 3 2003

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John D. Veal Jr. "Que Wildman" (Lawton, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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I have read every book in the series and have enjoyed them all. However, this one stands above the others. A very interesting story with an unexpected twist. Ms. McGuire has taken a risk with this twist, but it keeps the reader involved. I am curious to see where this series goes from here.

By the way, this is a must read book.

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