Serial

by N.E. Castle

Serial is set in Worcester, Massachusetts, and follows Laurie Sharp, a seasoned detective on the trail of a killer who calls himself the Hunter. Detective Laurie Sharpe investigates the vicious murder of a young woman outside of a nightclub. She finds no leads. The killer has left no evidence, no witnesses, and already the case is cold. But Laurie soon discovers that this murder is one of many and the Serial seems to be following her. Uncertainty about her connection with the killer has Laurie scrambling for answers as she begins to fear that he may be someone close to her. As she closes in on him, the Serial keeps taunting her with new victims and soon he comes after Laurie!

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2007

Reviews

[Janet Schwartz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll admit, I was a bit anxious about what seemed a grisly tale but wanted to read it because it was set close to home (Worcester MA) and I always enjoy a good “who done it” mystery. This novel satisfied my reading needs---“Edge of your seat” and compelling (and sometimes grisly), in the same way a Sue Grafton mystery is. At first, I found it so disturbing that I refused to read it at night. But as I adjusted, I found that I couldn’t wait to finish it and find out the TRUTH about “who done it.” The author showed great skill in taking me down the windy path of thinking one thing, then changing my mind, a few times over. I look forward to this author's next mystery. She is a wonderful storyteller and this was a fun read!

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now I can't believe that I gave this book the same rating I gave "That Old Cape Magic." This book was the anti-clever and so very poorly written. That said, it was a page turner b/c it was entertaining on so many levels: how many obvious references to the 3 main suspects looking alike could there be in one chapter, how many misspellings of the word "Camero" and "Naval" and how many missed punctuation marks ... I think I may have created a drinking game. Oh, and how many times the main character "chuckled" -- really, who chuckles? I hate that word. Because of the absurdity of it all, it kept me turning the pages, but it was not a good book. And if you didn't know who the killer was by the first third of the book, you have had a lobotomy.