Judith E. French At Risk

French At Risk

Judith E. French

The Game Master kept a memento from each of his victims to remind him of the euphoria of hearing the Sophomore, the Wife, and the Nurse scream until their blood stopped flowing. His next intended victim, the Professor, seems perfect for his tastes though he ponders what he will take from her as his keepsake. He assumes she should prove the easiest because her farmhouse borders nothing except a remote isolated swamp.

Professor Liz Clark teaches history at Somerville College in Dover, Delaware. She feels pretty good about her work and her personal life as she has hunks to choose from for a change. She is spoilt for choice with the grad student, her former boyfriend, or the wheelchair-bound ex cop to choose from. However, her dreams turn into a nightmare when Liz finds the brutally slashed corpse of Tracy Fleming (a sophomore) in her office. Unbeknownst to her, that is a gift from a serial killer who plans to make the Professor his next victim.

Suspense thriller fans will not be AT RISK reading Judith E French's terrific tension driven tale. Interestingly most of the cast is two dimensional, which adds psychological intrigue to the exhilarating story line as the one fully developed person Liz (and readers) has no idea who is stalking her or why. Instead the culprit remains murky except in terms of serial killing. Will the Game Master check mate Liz who seems to have no allies or will she survive this murdering machine; fans will read this book in one sitting to learn what happens to Liz.

Leisure, Jun 2005, $6.99, 384 pp.

ISBN: 0843953942

Harriet Klausner