Detective Vince Donovan has always kept his professional distance during an investigation, but this case haunts him because of the desperate pleas of Sara Prague, whose childern are missing. There is no happy ending for Sara, as Vince and his partner discover the murdered bodies of little Bobby and Kara Prague. A few days later, Chief Rogers removes his two detectives from the case as the FBI claims jurisdiction since similar homicides have occured in nearby states. The Chief informs Vince to take leave or see the department shrink because he seems haunted by this case and is acting obsessed.
Unable to drop it, Vince follows his only lead, a past due library book that takes him to Dilmun, New York. There he meets Holly Newman, who years ago managed to escape a similar abduction, but whose sister did not, and is presumed dead. Holly believes the killer is in prison, but Vince thinks otherwise. He believes the answer is locked inside Holly's mind if he can only reach it, but he never expected to fall in love her too.
THE GINGERBREAD MAN is an intense thriller that fans of police investigations, serial killers, and romantic suspense will read in one sitting. Maggie Shayne portrays the trauma of survivors guilt with the horror of child abuse and murder with a sensitivity that few authors have achieved.
EXCELLENT
Jo Anderson
A.L.R. Reviews
