The Dying Game
by Beverly Barton
Published by Zebra
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Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
A serial killer is on the loose and his victims are all former beauty queens who are found mutilated and with a single rose placed by or on their body. Lindsay McAllister knows the killer's pattern all too well. A former police officer in Chattanooga, Tennessee (now a private investigator), her first contact with the brutal killer was when the beautiful young wife of attorney Judd Walker went out one evening to sell a house, and lost her life instead.
When the killer strikes again, Lindsay must put aside her feelings about Judd and convince him to leave his ever-deepening grief to help solve the case. The murderer is picking up speed and leaving an ever-increasing number of dead women behind. If Lindsay isn't careful, her idea to solve the murders just might mean she will become a victim herself.
The Dying Game is an interesting twist on the usual serial killer thriller and I didn't see the twist coming. The plot is unique and the characters are to be loved, hated, feared or pitied. At times I felt that the story bogged down in extraneous detail, but overall, this is a novel worth reading.
Armchair Interviews says: If you like thrillers, The Dying Game will keep you turning the pages.
Author's Web site: http://www.beverlybarton.com