From Publishers Weekly
Edgar-winner Hamilton's first stand-alone crime thriller falls short of his excellent Alex McKnight series (
A Stolen Season, etc.). When Joe Trumbull, a juvenile probation officer in Kingston, N.Y., finally decides to socialize two years after his fiancée's murder, his blind date winds up strangled to death hours after their meeting. The local police chief calls in a pair of state detectives, who make Joe their prime suspect after two more woman are murdered who recently had contact with him. A loner beset by nightmares living in a messy apartment above the gym where he boxes to keep in shape, Joe begins to investigate to clear his name. Though the usually reliable Hamilton nicely evokes life in Kingston and the Hudson River landscape, this search for a psychopathic killer disappoints with repetitive dead ends and a clichéd wounded protagonist who brings on the terrifying climax by working with no backup.
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From AudioFile
Steve Hamilton, Edgar-winning author of the Alex McNight series, introduces a new character, Joe Trumbull, a probation officer. Joe is trying to reenter the world of the living two years after his fiance was strangled on the evening of his bachelor party. Sadly, this leads to more loss. After his first date in years, Joe is targeted by both the police and a stalker. Dick Hills clipped tones and deliberate pace evoke a claustrophobic atmosphere. His performance demonstrates the passion and hope seeping through Joes pain. Hill expresses emotions well and expertly paces the book, but he cant rescue the text from weighing itself down with too many distractions, which instead of adding suspense, feel like padding. E.D.H. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine--
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