The characters and the plot are so believable and the scenario is plausible. Once I started listening to this book I had to force myself to put it down to go to sleep!! I became so engrossed in this story. The race is on to catch a killer-even if it means braving the fiery wreckage of Abby’s past. Someone like Abby Mullen.Īs the unlikely duo teams up on the case, it’s time for Abby to face the memories she’s always wanted to forget: the cult that defined her childhood, the fire that killed her family, and the man who engineered it all. Zoe needs insight from someone who understands the mind of a cult leader. Meanwhile, razor-sharp criminal profiler Zoe Bentley is investigating the arsons-but she’s never seen an offender like this. These murders have his fingerprints all over them. As a young girl, she narrowly escaped a fire set by Moses Wilcox, a fanatical cult leader who’s been presumed dead for thirty years. When a series of suspicious fires leaves multiple victims dead in their homes, NYPD hostage negotiator Abby Mullen knows in her bones that the terrors of her childhood have returned. You have me so curious and yet so ready to wait for your next stellar project.In this conclusion of the Abby Mullen Thrillers by the New York Times bestselling author of A Killer’s Mind, a hostage negotiator has one last chance to stop a deadly threat from her past. ![]() I am not sure where things are headed for Omer or his two protagonists, but I am keenly aware that I will be there, impatiently waiting, to see what the coming years have to offer. Strong plot twists and a race to the finish help the story and series achieve the greatness that Omer surely sought. These two women work well together, but also want to teach one another something, which adds a competitive edge to the piece. Abby Mullen has to face some of her deeply buried childhood memories, which allows for some great development, but also helps contrast with the significantly professional Zoe Bentley who is out for her own pound of analytical flesh. ![]() Mike Omer knows his audience and what makes them tick, presenting a piece that not only ties up loose ends but also adds new questions to the mix. The Abby Mullen series requires a quick pace to get through all that there is a great deal to tackle. There’s so much to take in with this book and fans of both Mullen and Bentley will be rushing to find solace in discovering how it all ends. He keeps the reader front and centre throughout the process, but never gives too much, hoping to shock and surprise the reader at every turn. The writing is gripping and the themes prove addictive, as I tried to make sense of how two strong women, Bentley and Mullen, function in tandem while adding their own perspectives. I discovered the work of Mike Omer by fluke, but have been excited to push through two of his stellar series. Series fans will surely rush to get their hands on this one, if only to see how Abby Mullen finds a sense of closure. It will be an explosive end to things, but one could expect no less with Mike Omer in the writer’s seat. While the two women clash, they see their parallel desire to bring Wilcox to his knees and forge a truce, albeit a tentative one.Īs Mullen confronts the past she kept long-buried and Bentley uses her textbook knowledge of all things criminal, both will have to complement one another if they want to catch Moses Wilcox once and for all. Bentley is sure she has a lock on the killer, but Mullen has the inside scoop and tries to insist that she knows Wilcox better than anyone. Sending one of its best to the crime scene, FBI criminal profiler Zoe Bentley is on hand to catch the killer through a series of psychological analyses. ![]() Having long been thought dead, Wilcox has re-emerged and is leading his flock across the country, burning houses down in a form of ‘second baptism’ to show willingness to adopt the cause. Having grown up in a cult where fire was the predominant means of asserting authority, Mullen knows the power the flame, and leader Moses Wilcox. Mike Omer at his best, sure to impress series fans.Ī number of suspicious fires burn houses down and produce heated graves for victims, which is something that triggers NYPD hostage negotiator Abby Mullen. A fiery end to the series will force Mullen to face her fears and Bentley to realise that she does not know it all. ![]() Adding some time with Zoe Bentley, Omer shows how he can mix his series protagonists together, while battling demons that Abby Mullen thought that she put to rest. There is much to solve and reveal, which Omer does in short order while keeping his protagonist on her toes. Mike Omer brings out a final novel in the Abby Mullen series, which has been impactful throughout its short run.
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