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Double Edge

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This is by far his worst book, in fact his only bad book. The plot is vague, convoluted, with characters that need not be in the book. As an example, the Native American detective, Lucas, has nothing to do with solving the crime. The "contract killer" Roundpoint, doesn't make any sense nor does the staff of the police precinct. This book is just a terrible waste of time. I will probably never again buy one of his books.

I knew this book was in trouble when he starts writing about this horrible snow storm in Houston -- even tho he admits its is "unusual". I rarely have problems finishing a book and about half way through, I have admitted defeat. I've enjoyed many other books by Walker -- the Instinct series is great!, but this leaves much to be desired.

I have to say that this is one of the worst books I have ever read. It was not well researched, edited or written. Definitely not worth the money.

I never ever quit a book in the middle. I feel as if there is always a chance it will get better and I hate that I wasted the time with no way of finding out the ending. This is one book I finally had to quit. It is terrible...boring and totally confusing. The characters aren't developed and the plot just sits there. Don't waste your time!

Children living in the Houston projects were easy prey for the "Snatcher', a serial killer who grabbed young black boys, tortured them for about a week, before killing them. In the projects, The Snatcher can easily find his victims, all sharing the same profile of being lonely black lads desperately seeking attention. At least that is how FBI psychic detective Kim Desinor explains it to police detective Lucas Stonecoat, head of the local investigation.

The body count from the ghetto stalker were rising rapidly and terrorizing much of the city. The killer was getting more brazen with each corpse. Police psychiatrist Dr. Sanger was on Lucas' case for not attending required group therapy sessions. Instead, Lucas, who has plenty of personal problems to deal with, hides behind his case to avoid Dr. Sanger's sessions. Meanwhile, Lucas continues to hunt and stop a killer, who is toying with him, before someone else dies.

Robert W. Walker knows how to take his audience one step beyond the cutting edge with a mesmerizing thriller. The return of Lucas, Sanger, and others is well done and their latest case is brilliantly developed. Serial killer novels are flooding the market, but DOUBLE EDGE is superior to almost all of them. Genre fans espevcially, but anyone who relishes a terse police procedural, will find this novel a fine choice. Mr. Walker quite simply snatches the reader's mind for the entire book.

Harriet Klausner