In the next in the 4MK series and the Cat and Mouse game is at an all time High but Who is Who?
Sam Porter is steal reeling from letting Bishop get away but he knows that it will only be a matter of time before he catches up to him. He knows that Bishop is invested in him as well, so there is no tearing them apart. But now Porter has a new case, another girl found, but this one under the ice and wearing the clothes of a newly missing girl. Everyone is saying this is 4MK but Porter is not sure, it lack's Bishop's style. As Porter tries to focus on the new case, 4MK continues to call to him, his need to investigate it is something that he cannot control and this need will put not only Porter in danger, but so many more as well.
Wow, how does Barker follow up an amazing book of The Fourth Monkey, by writing another twisty murder mystery thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. This book is almost as good as the first and while we the reader may know who the bad guy is for quite a bit of the story (something I am not a fan of), the web that Barker weaves in this book is just amazing. From present to the past, you never know where Barker is going to take you as a reader and what little breadcrumbs of information he is going to leave you with to put it all together. I learned from the first book in this series not to trust anything or anyone but yet some how Barker was still able to surprise me along the way.
I enjoyed that Barker did not make this book all about 4MK. Like the book is about 4MK but at the same time not about him as well. There will always be other cases for the police to work and though Bishop is someone they want to catch with no new leads, they have to let the FBI do their job in that. Speaking of FBI I liked the addition of Poole in this book, it allowed the team to focus on the new case of the girls, but still allow the reader to know about the search for 4MK, especially since Porter got a lot less chapter time in this book. And man the choices Porter makes in this book are crazy and I cant wait to see how it plays out in book 3.
I liked that we got more chapters from Nash and Clair in this book. Both of them are solid detectives and have different ways of working thought the information and evidence in front of them. I like that not all of the detectives think the same.
I don't know how you could read this book and not NEED to pick up the third with the ending here, talk about a cliff hanger. This book is in a way a typical second book in a trilogy not all questions will be answered, there will even be new questions, not everything is wrapped up in a nice bow and I love that we get more Bishop, more Porter and his team in a third book.
If you are looking for a mystery, thriller series that will have you turning the pages and desperate for the next book, then this is the series to pick up. Cant wait to read the next one.
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