Ginna Gray, Fatal Flaw

Ginna Gray, Fatal Flaw - In Mears, two recent murders of women have caused some growing apprehension amongst the townsfolk. A third killing occurs, but this time a witness Alfred Denner saw the woman shot as she raced to his pickup truck. The media and the politicians get all over law enforcement to solve the case to stop an apparent serial killer and a task force is formed to stop him or her.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Bradshaw of the Mears Police Department assigns Detective Casey O'Toole to lead its inquiries into the three female homicides while working closely with the task force. Soon Casey and her partner, Broncos former linebacker, Dennis Shannon link the dead trio to plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Adams. Initially the prime suspect, he is taken off the list, but still the killings and any future murders somehow focus on him, as does Casey's heart.

FATAL FLAW is more a police procedural with a romantic subplot than a romantic suspense. Ginna Gray provides fantastic insight into a law enforcement investigation, especially through the efforts of strong characters Casey and Dennis. The attraction between Mark and Casey is deftly handled so that this subplot enhances rather than interferes with the serial killer investigation. Sub-genre fans will appreciate this exhilarating thriller.

Mira, Apr 2005, $6.99, 379 pp.

ISBN: 0778321657

Harriet Klausner