Would you die for the person you profess to love?
That’s the unnerving question at the heart of Steve
Mosby’s third novel, The 50/50 Killer. This particular
murderer is cold and calculated. He stalks his victims for
a long time. He learns their secrets. Then, when he’s
ready, he invades their world and makes one partner choose
which one will live and which one will die.
The majority of the story is told in a tight time-frame,
with a deadline looming. John Mercer’s team learn
the 50/50 killer has returned after a two-year hiatus when
a man escapes from his clutches, and they realize they have
only a few hours to find the man’s girlfriend or she’ll
be murdered. The case brings back bad memories for John,
who suffered a breakdown after this same killer murdered
one of the detectives that John worked with. Under pressure
from all sides, loyalties within the team are stretched
to the limit as they follow every lead to try to capture
the killer that’s eluded them for so long before he
can claim another life.
This is an absolutely spellbinding thriller. Part of you
doesn’t want to turn the page to face the truth, but
you have to know how it will unfold. Mosby expertly weaves
the threads of the story to build the tension and just when
you think you know how it will unfold he pulls the rug out
from under your feet. It may seem early in the year to make
predictions, but I doubt a more original work will cross
my desk this year. A tour de force, Mosby is my pick as
breakout author of 2007 and is now on my list of my annual ‘must-reads’.
For more information about Steve Mosby, read my interview
with him here
ABOUT THE INTERVIEWER
Sandra Ruttan’s debut suspense novel, Suspicious Circumstances,
was released in January, 2007. For more information about Sandra visit
her website
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