A great thriller that will keep you on edge and wanting more! Page turner! Well put together! Recommended!

I received an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review

Very well crafted plot. This book I find very well written, from the first page you can dive deep into the storyline. The writing style is very good and very pleasant and fluently to read. The book has been very clearly structured and the plot is traceable and very interesting. The characters  are very authentic. The author succeeds in writing very detailing about the scenery, characters, surroundings and emotions. This story is fascinating and consistent at the same time and keeps the tension until the end. I love it when I learn something new from my pleasure reading. Would love to see more from this author.

I have read the 2 previous books in this series but this was, unfortunately, my least favourite in the series to date.

I still really enjoy the characters, particularly Abe and Dewey.

One of my main issues with this installment is that the author is constantly repeating information to the reader. We've already been told or shown something throughout the story and then when it is referenced or comes up again the author finds it necessary to re-explain the entire thing which is incredibly aggravating.

Another issue I had with this story is really just the lack of suspects the author introduces. With so few suspects it makes it fairly simple for the reader to figure out what's going on. The author throws in details to make you suspicious of other characters but then once it's clear that character was not involved, it is never explained why that character was acting suspicious.

I still enjoy the series, mainly for Abe and Dewey, but this was my least favourite so far.

Christmas was barely two weeks away. Abe, Dewey, and Carry were watching the parade with their uncle. Then came the float with the mayor on it. With him was Officer Chris Jenkins and their mother Leah. Both Leah and Chris work for the Alvin police Department. Leah was a detective in a small police department. Carry’s birthday was coming up and for her birthday she wanted to go to a psychic and get a reading done. Leah had shook hands with the psychic- Madam Crystalle and than the psychic told Leah to sit in the chair. Even though Leah said the reading was for Caroline. But Madam Crystalle said there will be no charge . There were things Leah must know. Now before she lost them. Than the psychic said she saw a Maniac. A Tailor who deprives those of their sight. Very dangerous. Than she adds she saw a body, in darkness waiting. She seen writing on the body. She couldn’t see enough to read it. But remembered the number 78. It is important and remember the maniac tailor. Know that can save many lives over the coming time. Than she saw a sign Welcome To Gray…..but than it was gone. Than Madam Crystalle took out a deck of tarot cards to do Caroline’s reading. Leah had trouble sleeping that night with what the psychic had told her. But Leah was a logical woman and the psychic had made no sense. Than a woman’s body was pulled out of Lake Willow in the morning. When they pulled the woman out of the water her eyes are sewn shut with black thread. On her chest was written ‘Justice is blind in the Eyes of the Lord.” Than the investigation goes on there could be a connection to a case with similarities in a town a couple of hours away.
I enjoyed this book. It was a good read that kept your attention. I liked Dewy and Abe and felt they added a lot to these book. I really liked the plot. This did drag for me some at times. I really liked the family aspect of this. Although at different times I felt maybe a little too much on them. I really liked how Leah started solving old cases to try to find the killer. I enjoyed the characters in this book and the ins and outs and I recommend it.

A serial killer and a family life? Detective Leah Teal has her hands full with the both of them.

It all started with a psychic reading as a gift for Leah's 15-year-old daughter Carry. And Madame Crystalle revealead much more stressful news - about a body in the dark, a maniac tailor, a writing on the body.
Sure, psychics are confolk.
But a few days later, there is a body found - of a young woman with her eyes cross-stitched.

Meanwhile, her daughter carry might find a good boy.
And 12-year old Abe and his brilliant/strange friend Dewey are having a blast playing Dungeons&Dragons and looking for killers.

What I like about the book is how it can balance the normal family life and the police work. The Teals are very normal, funny and crazy as one functional family can be (Leah, being a single mom (widow), can get her hands full with them, but is obviously is more than rewarding for her).
The crime part is, on the other hand, grime and gross - given that the maniac might be one of Leah's fellow citizens.
But this balance is also the weak link here - the family part is much stronger than the mystery part. You get the Teal family and friends, you understand them, you like them (Dewey is my favourite!) and don´t mind to spend your time with them. But the mystery part, while quite good, still needs some polishing. I understand that it is a complete tonal shift to go from warm to cruel, but it might be worth the work as the quality could be even higher and the contrast might portray the crime in even darker light.

But still, I loved the reading and will come for more from Mr Hiebert.