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Mind Games

MIND GAMES by CLAUDE BOUCHARD
PLOT: Another serial killer is on the loose. This time the killings are vicious and sexual. The police are again at a loss for what kind of criminal they are looking for. They ask a profile for the killer from a psychiatrist, but still turn up empty handed as the killer continues with his sex slayings. 
Chris Barry offers his assistance and with his hacking prowess was able to piece together the mind of a very shattered soul.


This book is by far the best out of the three I've read from Bouchard. Although details of any sexual crime makes me nauseous, I was taken aback by how vivid his description was of the sexual violence that it bothered me for days when I remember it. From the previous two novels I read, I didn't expect to get this from him.

The story telling was fluid. Although it was obvious from the first few chapters who the killer was, it was still gripping. This is a story that hopefully doesn't and isn't happening in real life. It's just too sick to think about. As you progress through the story you wish a happy ending for the killer but then he's too far gone to know what happy is.

The book seems to be focused more on Detective McCall. Chris Barry's skills weren't as visible here as the previous two. Though packed with detailed abusive sex crimes, I say this to be the best out of the three I've read simply because the story is as complex as the characters in the book. It makes you think. What if? Would things have been different for the killer if he was able to get himself away from the situation earlier on? This is just as the title suggests, mind games.  

VERDICT: READ IT!




                                                                                                                    

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