[.ca] True Evil (Cd) (Unabr.) (ISBN 1423317939)

WOW! a new favorite author!:
I picked this book up yesterday afternoon as it looked like a good gift for a friend. When I got home I started reading it, just to check it out, by 2:00 am this morning I had finished the book! I had Never heard of Iles before but he is now one of my favorite authors. On the surface there seems to be nothing new here: FBI agent tracking down an evil genius serial killer. But wait there is much more here, the cackling prose, the depth of character, and clever plotting put this a notch above the typical modern day thriller. The main character is Alexandra Morse an FBI agent on the rise who is a specialist at hostage negotiation. But Alex life is far from perfect, in fact her personal life has been tragic: mother dying of cancer, father shot dead during a robbery, and her sister is dying from a stroke. Alex herself has a scared face and feels responsible for the death of a fellow agent after a misstep on the job. Alex arrives at her dying sisters's death in time for sis to tell her that she has been murdered by her husband! Could and attorney and a brilliant scientist be teaming up to offer clients a way to dispose of a spouse as a way of avoiding a long divorce battle? It is up to Alex to go under cover to find out, even against her superior's wishes! Once Iles ramps up the tension there is no looking back, this author is at the top of the thriller game!

Excellent:
This book was riveting. I couldn't put it down and found myself wanting to read more and more. This was the first time I've read this author and I'm hooked. The plot was original. The characters believable. I thoroughly enjoyed his writing style and how the characters were introduced and developed.

Another great Iles novel:
This was my second Greg Iles novel and it was just as captivating as the first (Footprints of God). I can't wait to read more of his books. He has an amazing talent for capturing your interest from the get go, and keeping you engaged right through to the end. Considering these books tend to be in the 600+ pages range, Mr. Iles knows exactly the right combination of character detail versus actual storyline to keep you fully engaged. An absolute Master at writing Suspense Thrillers.