Because of the intense plot and great character portraits the few parts of the book that included Flowers was a distraction because he was working on a completely separate unrelated case. The only slight problem with the plot is the small scenes with Virgil Flowers, the main character of his other series, also a BCA detective. All the while, girls are going missing and dying at the hands of a serial killer. In this novel Lucas appears to know all of the facts he needs to solve the case yet is unable to connect the dots. The story takes several unexpected turns with Lucas becoming more and more emotionally engaged. The female victims had been killed over a great many years, one every summer, regular as clockwork. After the police come to investigate they find a body stuffed in a well, eventually discovering twenty-one skulls. The story begins with a teenage couple losing their innocence, and then smelling something really bad. The suspenseful plot moves along at a fast pace with the cat and mouse game between the BCA detective, Lucas Davenport, and the serial rapist-killer. It is an intense mystery thriller that explores the world of serial killers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category link on the far right sidebar.īest Selling author John Sandford has another winner with his recent book, Field Of Prey. The following book review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper.