The Devil's Footprints
by Amanda Stevens
Published by MIRA Books
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Reviewed by Alex McGilvery
The Devil’s Footprints is a stylish thriller by Amanda Stevens. The heroine is Sarah DeLaune, who is still dealing with the fallout of her sister’s murder fourteen years earlier. Sarah is a gritty tough woman struggling to find the truth of a horrible case that was never solved.
When a body turns up that has been tattooed after death, Sean, Sarah’s ex-lover and a homicide detective, convinces her to come and look at the body. The problem is not just the tattoo, but the satanic symbols that cover the crime scene. They torment Sarah with what she is unable to remember of her sister Rachel’s murder. From that moment her life is a maelstrom of fear, and she finds that she can’t trust anybody, perhaps not even herself.
The story moves from present-day New Orleans to the small town of Adamant, Arkansas in past and present. Nothing is what it seems. Just when you think you have it figured out, the story takes another twist. As more people are drawn into the mystery, the possibilities get darker. There are a lot of secrets in Adamant, and someone is willing to kill to keep them secret.
The characters are well rounded and believable. Amanda Stevens puts them in an untenable situation, and then we get to see the layers peeled back. I like that everything is not neat and tidy. Stevens pulls the reader into the raw emotion of a woman who no longer trusts herself, but desperately needs to learn the truth of her past.
This is terrific read and with a satisfying ending.
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Author’s Web site: http://www.AmandaStevens.com