I think this series should be finished after this one, but I am afraid the author will just keep going and going. I didn't care for this one as much as I liked the previous books, they are starting to get tired.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

As he watches, her body drifts below the water's surface, forever altered. Before he disposes of each victim, he takes a trophy. It's a sign of his power, and a warning--to the one destined to suffer most of all...
In Grizzly Falls, Montana, Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli are struggling with a new commander and a department in the midst of upheaval. It's the worst possible time for a homicide. A body has been found, missing a finger. Alvarez hopes this means a murderer with a personal grudge, not a madman. But then a second body turns up. . .
As the clues begin pointing toward a suspect, Pescoli's unease grows. Even with Alvarez barely holding it together and her own personal life in chaos, she senses there's more to this case than others believe. A killer has made his way to Grizzly Falls, ready to fulfill a vengeance years in the making. And Pescoli must find the target of his wrath--or die trying...

*2.5 stars*

Here's a question for you: Is the following sentence a good thing or a bad thing?

"This is exactly what I expected from this novel"

It can be a good thing. For this book, I got what I expected to get - the same writing style, the same characters and the same locations. That is fair enough. I will even accept a little bit of the previous books in the series, just to bring the current cases some backstory. That's cool (up to a point...)

But I really don't like getting pretty much the same plot. The same brand of serial killers. All in a small town in the back of nowhere. The reaches of believability are well beyond me. How bad is this town to attract so much evil?

In general, the "thriller" wasn't very thrilling, nor was the "mystery" very mysterious. It was a decent novel, written to a formula, to keep the fans happy. But it really doesn't add anything to the previous books.


Paul
ARH