Full Tilt
Rick Mofina
Mira, Jan 27 2015, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778317456
In Rampart, New York, RPD Detective Ed Brennan rushes to the
hospital where a third degree burned mid-twenties white female dies after
seemingly being tied up in a fiery barn on the vacant Rose Hill insane asylum
cemetery. Near the inferno the cops find
an abandoned truck belonging to Carl Nelson, who left an apparent murder-suicide
note.
Following her coverage (and active involvement) of a Texas child
abduction case (see Whirlwind), Newslead rewards investigative journalist Kate
Page with a position in their Manhattan headquarters. The Children’s Searchlight Network calls Kate
to tell her that the Rampart Police Department seeks someone who recognizes a
tiny guardian angel charm identical to what she
possesses. Soon afterward Ed calls a
hopeful Kate to inform her that a murder scene contained this piece of jewelry
on a necklace. Two decades ago, Kate
survived a car accident in which her younger sister Vanessa and their foster
parents apparently drowned. Feeling
guilt for not being able to hold onto her sibling, Kate leaves her young
daughter with a friend and takes the train to Rampart. Kate soon learns of the serial killings of
multiple prisoners locked away for years inside Rose Hill by a brilliant
psychopath.
The second Kate Page investigative mystery (see Whirlwind) is an adrenaline pumping chilling thriller from start to finish; with the case extremely
personal. The gripping storyline
maintains readers’ attention throughout; as we increasingly anticipate the
closing clash between the heroine and the serial killer, and also wonder (along
with Kate) if Vanessa is one of the dead.
Harriet Klausner
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