Methods of Madness
by Stephanie Black
LDS Suspense
248 pages, softcover
Target reader: LDS Adult
Covenant
978-1-59811-730-1
Release Date: August 1, 2009
From the publisher:
It’s been three years since the terrible night Emily Ramsey suffered a double tragedy—the death of her sister and the disappearance of her fiancé. She deserves another chance at happiness, and gentle, adorable Zach Sullivan is the perfect man to mend her shattered heart. But from the moment Emily opens the hand-carved box holding a glittering diamond solitaire, she’s seized by an unshakeable fear: she’s going to lose Zach.I've already referred to Stephanie black as twisted. How do I top that? She's freakin' twisted?! And I mean that in the very best sense of the word.
That’s exactly what Monica, Zach’s ex-girlfriend, is banking on. Bitter with envy, Monica will stop at nothing to sabotage Zach and Emily’s romance. Troubling notes show up in Emily’s mailbox, fanning the flames of suspicion. A bloody photograph sends her reeling. But when someone is brutally murdered, will Emily be able to escape suspicion and the possibility that she might be next?
Read an excerpt.
Once again, Stephanie Black has created a twisty, turny, fully satisfying suspense novel. When she does the big reveal at the end, I'm going, "What?!!?" Not that her foreshadowing wasn't great. It was. It's just that so many of her characters have dark secrets and demented little quirks that it was impossible for me to figure out who the killer was.
I liked Methods of Madness only slightly less than Fool Me Twice—but only because the killer and the twists and turns in that one was so spectacular that it's going to be hard to top. It's really hard to talk about a suspense thriller without giving anything away. So let me just say that the characterization was great. The plot was totally believable. And I loved it!
If you like clean suspense and murder thrillers that are basically clean and non-graphic, you're going to love this one.
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A description of a dead body. Some off-stage murders. Attempted murder.Drugs/Alcohol:
Some of the non-LDS characters drink.Immorality:
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Teens will like it too.Writing Mechanics:
One tiny timeline goof. Not telling where it is because most readers won't notice it.© 2010 It's a Book Affair
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