Journal Entry 1 by gypsysmom from Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, December 07, 2011

This is an advance reading copy. I received it through Library Thing which I joined about a month ago. Various publishers offer books for review and if your name is chosen you get the book for free. This book is published by Mulholland Books and will be in the stores in January of 2012. It was originally published in Italian and has been translated to English. I'm looking forward to reading this. 

Journal Entry 2 by gypsysmom at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Sunday, January 08, 2012

This was a gripping read and reminiscent of Silence of the Lambs, even to the butterfly on the cover.

Someone has kidnapped 5 young girls. When left arms are discovered in a remote wooded area the police team investigating the kidnappings suspects the worst and they are right. Tests show the arms come from the kidnap victims. There is just one problem--there are six arms, not 5. And it becomes obvious that the 6th arm was taken from a girl when she was living. That puts the team under a lot of pressure to find the kidnapper while the girl is still alive.

The team consists of Goran Gavila, leader and civilian, Stern, Boris and Rosa who are police officers. A decision is made to bring in Mila, a police officer from another jurisdiction who is a specialist in missing persons cases. Mila is a loner and so has a hard time fitting into the team. But she has some success in discovering motives and she is gradually accepted by most of the team except for Rosa, the only other woman. Mila and Gavila in particular make a connection. As time goes by the bodies of the girls start showing up and it becomes clear that they are positioned to point up the crimes of other people. The team keeps scrambling and they know more about the perpetrator but not enough.

The ending, I thought, was a little far-fetched which is the reason my rating isn't higher. All in all, it was a great read. Since this is a first book for this author I hope there will be more to enjoy. 

Journal Entry 3 by gypsysmom at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Released 4 mos ago (1/12/2012 UTC) at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I'll take this book to the meet-up and if no-one decides to take it home you can find it on the OBCZ shelves. 

Journal Entry 4 by twiggynomore at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, April 11, 2012

I enjoyed this book although it was a bit slow moving in places. Some of the characters were people I would not like to deal with. The ending was a surprise for me as there were a couple of things that I never anticipated happening to the characters. Parts of the story would be upsetting for some people so it is not the type of book anyone would want to read.

Thanks gypsysmom for passing this book along. 

Journal Entry 5 by twiggynomore at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Released 1 mo ago (4/12/2012 UTC) at Park Theatre & Movie Cafe- Winnipeg OBCZ in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Taking this book to our meeting tonight....if nobody takes it home, it will be waiting for its next journey on the shelves. 

Journal Entry 6 by day-zee at Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Not sure why, but at the meeting this book wanted me to take it home :) So I did!