Journal Entry 1 by nyassa from Deal, Kent United Kingdom on Monday, April 03, 2006

Synopsis from Amazon
A deadly serial killer says it's time to play... Following their collaboration in SPLIT SECOND, ex-Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell have gone into partnership and are investigating the robbery of some secret documents at the residence of the incredibly wealthy Battle family. It seems like a straightforward case of domestic burglary, but soon they begin to suspect links to larger, more terrifying events now shaking the prosperous town of Writghtsburg... The unidentified corpse of an attractive young woman turns up in the woods; two high school kids, one shot in the back, the other in the face, are found dead in their car; a successful lawyer is discovered stabbed to death in her own home. A serial killer is on the loose. The murderer kills in the manner of famous killers of the past but takes care to leave a stopped watch at the scene of each crime - corresponding to the victim's position on his hit list. As the killing spree escalates it seems that the fractured Battle family are somehow involved and Maxwell and King suddenly find themselves racing to solve an intricate puzzle, one that is full of tantalizing clues but barren of solid evidence, and one that is leaving even the FBI confounded. And all the while, the body count is rising...  

Journal Entry 2 by nyassa from Deal, Kent United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 10, 2006

This is a very long book, 721 pages, though not especially dense text. I found it physically difficult to read as the edges hurt my hands when I held it for any length of time.

It didn't need to be as long. I read the first half in record time but ground almost to a halt when the investigators started explaining their theories to each other. I found that part really tedious. The rest was very good. I didn't guess the killer but perhaps I would have if I'd had the patience to wade through the explanations rather than skim through.