From Publishers Weekly
Crime-fighting psychologist Alan Gregory untangles a vexing unsolved case of double murder in the Colorado Rockies in this rousing page-turner by thriller specialist White. Gregory is drawn into his seventh fictional adventure by a private organization of criminal experts called Locard, named after a 19th-century French detective. Locard, which reopens decades-old murder cases at the request of survivors and their families, wants Gregory to help reexamine a puzzling case in which the partially mutilated bodies of two teenage girlsATami Franklin and Mariko HamamotoAwere found during the spring snowmelt outside Boulder. Gregory is asked to assemble psychological profiles of the girls, their parents and others close to the case in hopes of dispelling the official line that the murders were the work of a drifter. As Gregory's side of the investigation progresses, the finger of guilt seems to point directly at Colorado congressman Raymond Welle, a psychologist who was treating both girls at the time of the killings. Welle also has a shadowy connection to another notorious murderAthat of his wife, who was shot to death seven years earlier by one of his patients. Gregory, along with his wife, Lauren CrowderAnow pregnant and increasingly weakened by her multiple sclerosisAquickly find themselves in the awkward position of accusing one of the state's most powerful politicians of not one, but two crimes. The delicate, bookish Gregory and his enfeebled wife make for unlikely crime stoppers, yet White (Manner of Death) drives the story through agile plotting and fine characterizations to a clever, surprise ending. While his description of the Colorado landscape and humdrum details of his protagonist's daily routines do little to enhance the plot, his fans will enjoy the action and the way the series's main characters evolve in this latest entry. (Jan.)
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From Library Journal
Even volunteer work proves life-threatening for Boulder, CO, psychologist Alan Gregory in the eighth novel in this series by author-psychologist White. Both Gregory and his wifeAprosecutor Lauren Crowder, who's pregnant with the couple's first childAare recruited to assist Locard, a volunteer group of law enforcement and forensic specialists who solve old crimes. The cold case at issue is the 1988 murder and mutilation of two teenaged girls in Colorado's Elk River valley. Sensitivity heightens as evidence centers around Congressman Raymond Welle, former psychologist and current Senate candidate, whose wife was murdered in 1992 in the same area. The harrowing conclusion finds Gregory in a terrifying forest of toppled trees and at the wrong end of one gun after another. Once again, White spins a suspenseful tale involving fascinating characters and leaves some questions to be answered the next time around. A first-rate addition to an increasingly popular series.AMichele Leber, Fairfax Cty. P.L., VA
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