Character-driven supernatural crime story
Bewertet mit 4 Sternen
In this book I appreciated the depth with which the characters were drawn. Even during some more brutal scenes I was more focused on the people themselves than their deeds, if that makes sense.
The 'bad guy' was a great specimen of a psychopath - unimpressive on the outside, but full of evil on the inside, and with some very sick ideas.
While I did not sympathize with Sam, the female lead character and cop, all the time, I respected her for her motives and why she overstepped legal boundaries and brought Michael, the boy with the supernatural talent, with her. To have such a gift at your hands but legally not be allowed to use it - that must have been torture for Sam so I could understand why she did what she did, especially when she knew a suspect was guilty.
Michael was thrown into cold water with his new-found power of 'Seeing Evil', and I really felt for him when he had those awful visions. But I also wanted to slap him over the head at times because of his almost childish reactions.
There was a constant level of suspense that kept me glued to the pages, and I am glad I took up the book for reading