Blurb..........
In
Erica Spindler’s thrilling psychological drama Watch Me Die, one woman’s
journey to recovery becomes her worst nightmare…
Stained-glass restoration artist Mira Gallier had
it all. A career she loved. An idyllic marriage. A bright future in her
favorite city. Then Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and Mira lost
everything—even her husband, swept away by floodwaters, never to be seen again…
Years later, Mira has finally healed and is ready
to start over. But her fate is once again altered by forces beyond her control.
Instead of a killer storm, she faces a psychopath determined to shatter her
life once more. First, church windows that she restored are vandalized—with
haunting religious scripture—and a priest is found dead at the scene. Next, New
Orleans is rocked by a series of murders that seem to be linked to her…and the
police can’t help but wonder if the murderer isn’t Mira herself.
As Mira begins to unravel under pressure from all
sides, she has no one left to trust. One by one, the people in Mira’s life are
targeted—and soon it’s clear that the killer has been saving her for last. And
now there’s nowhere left for her to run…
Well this turned out to be a bit of a surprise
package. My wife must have read this 2 or 3 months ago, and to be truthful I
have been trying to avoid it. You see I read one of Spindler’s books previously
and I can only just say now that I’ve recovered from it; Breakneck in January, 2011..........not
a pleasant experience from memory.
Anyway this was fairly good and to give the author
some praise she steadily cranked up the tension throughout the book. Short,
sharp chapters helped keep the narrative flowing at pace, and with a
hundred-odd pages to go, I conceded to my wife I was really enjoying it, and
whilst having some suspicions as to who the killer was, I wouldn’t have bet on
it.
I continued to enjoy it, and even got up an hour earlier
than usual - 5am not 6am, to finish the last 30-odd pages. When the protagonist
had been revealed maybe 45 pages from the end, the book did slightly lose its
hold on me.....but hey I enjoyed it far more than anticipated. Give it another
couple of years and I’ll be ready for a third Spindler read!
4 from 5
Another second-hand book purchase from Willen Hospice! (Not many authors get rich from me reading them! I’ll try a new one next time!)
Glad you got a payoff for being open-minded, Col. It sounds like a good story, and the pacing pretty much worked, too - always a plus. That's the way it is with some authors - one book doesn't exactly inspire, but another is good.
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