LadyKiller
Lawrence Light and Meredith Anthony
Reviewed by Diane Kasperski
There are evil people in this world and one of them is at work in New
York City. Women are being murdered – viciously shot through the right
eye. The NYPD detective on the case, Dave Dillon, cannot find anything
they have in common. They come from different walks of life, different
incomes, different jobs – but he knows there is a link he just has to
find it and fast because more and more innocent people are being killed.
This case is going to revive Dave's career as a detective or be the end
of it. He has some dark problems haunting him from the past in relation
to his career. Dave has to prove himself with this case because his
Chief is just waiting for him to fail.
The trail leads to a Crisis Center where Dave meets Megan Morrison, a
social worker. Megan is enlisted to assist Dave in interviewing the
victim's friends and family. Dave and Megan start going through files
at the Center and interviewing clients while Nita, Megan's supervisor,
is being extremely unfriendly and downright hostile putting more
roadblocks in the way of the investigation than is reasonable in Dave's
opinion. Is it jealousy? Does she know something she's not telling? Is
it because she believes that patient records should be kept private? Or
maybe she is just territorial?
Light and Anthony have created a super-charged thriller that has many
intricate twists and turns along the way. The identity of the serial
killer was the first surprise of many that keep the pages turning to an
ending that shocks the reader. The characters are complex and
multifaceted giving real life to the story line.