Sunflower

by Martha Powers

Someone is killing the young girls of River Oaks. He chooses them carefully, prizing golden blond hair that shimmers like the bright yellow sunflowers dotting the small Midwestern town. He taunts his pursuers by leaving sunflower seeds or blooms at each crime scene. But now the killer's hunger is growing more rapacious -- the interval between victims becomes shorter with each life he takes. As the town prepares for its annual sunflower festival, the police are running out of time. Multiple murder was the last thing Lieutenant Sheila Brady expected when she left the Milwaukee P.D. for a quieter town. So was fearing for the life of her young daughter. As a lethal deadline draws near, Sheila is determined to find the killer's weakness and bring him down. But he is about to cast aside the rules of his own game, and set an ingenious trap using Sheila's daughter as a pawn. Now Sheila must use all of her instincts as a detective...and a mother.

Genres: Mystery

Mass Market Paperback

First published September 3, 1998

Reviews

[Una Tiers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good plot to keep you guessing the identity of the bad guy. However, a sad topic overall.

[Erin Lahey · Rating 2 out of 5]

I couldn’t get into this book. I felt like there were so many characters and when I was only reading sporadically, it was hard to follow. Didn’t love it, but bummed because I had high hopes! I also started and stopped several times so that probably contributed to the difficulty in following.

[Rielly Dowling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. A good mystery.

[Deena Scintilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Usually a romance author, this was her first mystery. I enjoyed it since I didn't know "who done it" until almost the end. I had been guessing and narrowed it down to the perp and another suspect. There had been several possible suspects.

[Stacey · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't get past the 1st chapter. With a title like Sunflower, you would expect a happy book. Not the case at all. Crimes involving children. I couldn't read it. My book was missing it's cover, so I didn't realize what it was about.

[Mac · Rating 3 out of 5]

Flawed characters add more than enough spice to kill your appetite, first your are hungry, then .... are you sure you want to finish?

[Mary Sullins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good thriller but yes, disturbing topic.

[Toesnorth's mom]

good! first thriller, others romance