An artist hiding from an escaped killer uncovers one of World War II’s most dangerous secrets—a secret that desperate men will do anything to keep hidden.
After the murder of her twin sister, Murphy Anderson changed her name and appearance and moved to Kodiak, Alaska, to avoid the press and publicity. But when local authorities discover she’s an artist and request her help in drawing a dying man’s memories, she unintentionally ends up in the limelight again—and back in the killer’s crosshairs.
The deathbed confessions of an Alaskan hunter have Murphy drawing the five bodies he discovered on remote Ruuwaq Island ten years ago. But what investigators find has them mystified. Evidence suggests that the bodies were deliberately destroyed, and what they uncover in an abandoned Quonset hut from World War II only brings more questions.
As one by one the investigators who were at the hut die, Murphy knows there is something much darker at stake. What happened on this island during the war? And who is willing to kill to keep its secrets buried?
My review:
I enjoyed the 4 books in the Gwen Macy Series by Parks, but was getting a little tired of the main character and her issues....so I was happy to see a book coming out by this author that wasn't in that series.
With the author being a forensic artist, her book are all the more interesting since she knows what she is talking about. This book, though totally different from the others, again showed the author's professional knowledge in that area.
I liked the new characters the author came up with, along with the plot and setting. The book was very suspenseful, which is exactly what I like. It is a book that kept me turning the pages as fast as I could to see what was going to happen next.
I did enjoy the book, but there came a point in the book that left me confused as to what had happened and what was going on. I won't give any spoilers away, but I was left with a feeling of wondering if I had missed something.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
About the author:
Carrie Stuart Parks is Christy, Carol, and Inspy award-winning author, an award-winning fine artist, and internationally known forensic artist. Along with her husband, Rick, she travels across the US and Canada teaching courses in forensic art to law enforcement as well as civilian participants. She has won numerous awards for career excellence. Carrie is a popular platform speaker, presenting a variety of topics from crime to creativity.
Formula of Deception is available from Thomas Nelson Publishing.
Thanks to BookLook Bloggers for the review copy.
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