The compulsion to kill that serial killers feel is second only to my compulsion to finish this book
As I begin this review, I’m only 39% into this Amazon First Reads book, and almost didn’t get it because some reviewers complained there were some awkward phrases in the early part of the book, and it was poorly written. I checked author Victor Methos’ author page and listened to a sample of one of his audiobooks to see if the thousands of positive ratings his previous books received were the products of people who don’t know good writing when they see or hear it. I was impressed by the sample, decided to roll the dice, and make The Secret Witness my June First Reads selection. Despite having read one reviewer’s listing of several of the “awkward phrases,” as I listened to voice over on the book, I never recognized them. From the beginning this book grabbed my interest and it hasn’t let go yet. If this is bad writing, bring it on! I have been disappointed by far more First Reads selections than I have been pleasantly surprised by them. Choosing a First Reads book takes me such an ...