From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In Wozencraft's brilliant third psychological thriller (after 2004's
Wanted), Katherine "Kit" Metcalf must contend with post-traumatic stress (she was raped as a college student) and face her ultimate fear, her Texas Ranger dad, Wade, who hides immoral appetites behind a heroic image. A former realtor, Kit now pole dances for Blaze, "Austin's premier gentleman's club," though in order to do so she numbs herself with alcohol. Her sister, Jenny, an Austin police detective investigating a porn ring, is about to marry Luke Saner, an undercover cop looking into the murder of a Blaze regular. When Jenny's body later turns up in a Blanco County well, Kit seeks therapy and unwittingly puts her therapist (and herself) in danger. As the pace quickens, whom can she trust? Luke? Her dad? With eloquent prose that's unflinchingly honest, Wozencraft charts Kit's crusade for justice, revealing not only the rocky terrain of grief, addiction and rape recovery but also the smooth shores of survival.
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"A deftly plotted, briskly paced psychological thriller."--"Kirkus Reviews"
""The Devil's Backbone" is a riveting study of psychological terror and ultimate betrayal, and a complex and compelling tale of a woman who journeys through the perilous territory of her own past to find answers to her sister's brutal murder. Kim Wozencraft's heroine is gritty, profane, and utterly compelling--you won't put this book down until the final shattering pages."--Barbara Parker, author of "Suspicion" of "Rage"
""The Devil's Backbone" is an experience: You live it as much as you read it, feeling in your own body every racing heartbeat and every degree of its merciless Texas heat. It is headlong, unremitting, and deeply passionate. Readers better make sure their seat belts are properly secured."--Luc Sante, author of "Low Life" and "Evidence"
"A great mystery novel in every sense of the word...psychological suspense at its finest."--"Shelf Life"
"Wozencraft weaves a nifty, tense tale with a shocker ending, delving deep into dark areas of the mind."--"Lansing"" State Journal" (Michigan)
"Much to enjoy."--"San Diego"" Union-Tribune "
"Wozencraft skillfully blends philosophy and action, humor and terror.""-- The Blue Stone Press"
