Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Description:
“In a remote mountain community, the execution of a grocer and the
abduction of a world-renowned model leave the local sheriff searching for a
connection, two killers and a woman who is running for her life.”
Author:
“Rebecca Forster is the USA Today bestselling author of Keeping
Counsel. She has written in many genres but her legal thrillers have been
called, 'Perfect. Impossible to put down,' by the CBS legal correspondent
She holds a BA from Loyola University, Chicago and an MBA from Loyola
University, Los Angeles.
Married to a superior court judge and the mother of two sons, she
teaches at UCLA writers program, volunteers in classrooms and speaks in many
venues around the country.”
For more, visit Forster’s website.
Appraisal:
I’ve read several of Rebecca Forster’s legal thrillers and loved them
all. Before Her Eyes was a change of
pace from those; still a thriller, but moved out of the courtroom into the
cold, cruel outside world and with a bit of mystery thrown in the mix. The book
has two main story lines that are happening concurrently.
The first is what is happening with the sheriff, who is investigating
a murder and what appears to be the kidnapping of a “world-renowned model.” The
sheriff has a history with the victim and issues of his own that present a
struggle and plenty of conflict, both internal and external. He and many of the
characters he interacts with are complex, which makes the plot of the story
both more unpredictable and more satisfying.
The second story line is what is happening with the missing model.
While the first storyline is more of a mystery/police procedural, the second
storyline is pure thriller. In neither can you assume that everything is as it
seems as both have a twist that leave assumptions made early in the story torn
to shreds.
Did I mention that I loved this book?
FYI:
A small amount of adult language and situations.
Added for
Reprise Review: Before Her
Eyes by Rebecca Forster was the WINNER in the Mystery category for B&P 2013
Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran June 18, 2012.
Format/Typo
Issues:
A small number of typos/proofing misses. The most common was a missing
“ed” ending such as “… an abandon house on the left,” which should be
abandoned.
A formatting issue with spaces missing before sentences starting with
quote marks. My version was obtained from Smashwords. This may not be an issue
for other retailers and didn’t create problems in my reading enjoyment.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 80-85,000 words
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