4 out of 4 stars
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Another triumph from Sam Waas! Private investigator Mitch King is back with more thrilling investigations.
“Blood Storm” is book 2 in the Mitch King series and the story here picks up a few months after the events of “Blood Spiral”. While struggling with his personal demons, Mitch is hired to find the wife of a local attorney. This is not the first time she’s gone off without a word, but she’s been gone longer than usual and made no contact with her family or friends. Mitch finds himself caught up in a bizarre family drama, which includes stepchildren and drug lords, as he tries to locate the missing woman.
Meanwhile, Houston is being terrorized by a serial killer known as the Slicer. His murders are brutal and gory, and he leaves no clues. The police have a suspect but it’s a pretty tenuous connection and involves the brother of a well-known cop. Mitch is asked by the police investigators to look into the suspect “off the books” and either rule him in or out as a suspect. Both of these investigations get very twisty and will keep you on the edge of your seat. I especially enjoyed meeting the suspect’s elderly neighbor lady. The couple of pages she got were a nice interlude in an otherwise gritty detective story, and lent a bit of realism to the story.
Once again, Sam Waas has done a great job of immersing the reader in the local Houston scene with everything from bar fights to hurricanes adding to the drama. Mitch King was a great character in the first book and just gets better here in the second book. The reader has a chance to get into Mitch’s head a little bit more with this story and see what motivates his actions. We also get a glimpse of this tough guy’s weaknesses. There’s a new love interest in Kate, who I liked much better than his previous girlfriend. I also found it touching how he stands up for the daughter of the missing woman, seeing in her potential that her family is blind to. There wasn’t anything about this book that I didn’t like.
I think this author deserves a lot more attention as his characters are well-thought out and complex enough to keep the reader interested. The storyline is complicated but not confusing which makes it an enjoyable read. There is mystery and police procedural in the book, so it should be appealing to a wide variety of readers who enjoy the genre. I wouldn’t recommend it for teenagers because of the graphic descriptions of crime scenes. I highly recommend this book and give it 4 out of 4 stars. Keep the stories coming, Sam!
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Blood Storm
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