Book 25 of 2007 was The Body Box by Lynn Abercrombie. Book #1 from the Hank Gooch & Mechelle Deakes Series.
He calls it the Body Box. It’s a space too small for his victims to sit up or lie down. But it’s the perfect place to keep them for his games—the perfect place to watch them while they die. Can’t Be Bad choices and big mistakes have landed Detective Mechelle Deakes on the Atlanta Police Department’s lowest rung, the Cold Case Unit. Sifting through forensic evidence and unsolved murder files is a thankless job she shares with her new partner, Lieutenant Hank Gooch, a man of few words and even fewer for African-American female cops like Mechelle. His single obsession is finding a serial killer who preys on the most innocent of victims, a man he thinks is responsible for many of the most gruesome unsolved cases in their files. And one chilling look convinces Mechelle that Hank’s right. Contained It’s a case that has been cold for a reason. Someone wants it to stay closed. And two cops will risk everything—their jobs, their reputations, even their lives—to uncover the truth, no matter where it takes them.
THE BODY BOX is the 1st in the Lt. Hank Gooch and Detective Mechelle Deakes Series. I read the 2nd book in the series first, Blind Fear. I really enjoyed it, so I picked The Body Box up right away. I liked this book just as much, if not more then Blind Fear. I really enjoy the strong-silent-type character of Hank Gooch. I found the book was hard to put down. I was surprised who the killer turned out to be. I really hope Lynn Abercrombie, who is a pseudonym used by Walter Sorrells continues with the series. I really recommended this book!
February 18, 2007
Categories: 5 stars, Lynn Abercrombie, police procedural, recommended titles . . Author: Crystal
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