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The Truth Factory

by Cody McFadyen

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Smoky is pregnant and happily remarried. She and her team have just been summoned to a baffling scene in Denver: In a suburban cul de sac, two seemingly happy families have been slaughtered and carefully displayed. This leads Smoky into an enormous underground bunker and a plot that threads through the entire community. And then... well, this is a crime that will grip the world.… (more)
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WOW! I think Cody McFadyen secretly works for the FBI, NSA, or CIA. This book was spectacular delving into the psyche and profiling of serial killers. Smokey (who's pregnant) and team get down and dirty on the latest case involving killings on a large scale. A neighborhood full of murdered people, assassins, video taped surveillance, and missing children where all isn't what it seems. This case explores the psychological side of the team breaking down the killer through their methods on meeting of the minds, forensics, and DNA. Very detailed and exploratory. Looking forward to the next in the series ( )
  LaneyLegz | Jul 29, 2023 |
Ich bin hin- und her gerissen.

Ich habe Jahre auf den nächsten Smoky Barrett Band gewartet. Zwischenzeitlich hieß es, er würde nie erscheinen, weil Cody McFadyen krank ist (was sehr verständlich ist und ich habe wirklich gehofft, dass er wieder gesund werden wird). Aber dann kam die Nachricht, dass es doch erscheint und ich war sehr erfreut darüber. Nachdem ich Die Stille vor dem Tod gelesen habe, bin ich nicht mehr ganz so erfreut.

Das erste Drittel ist so verd***t gut! McFadyen auf der Höhe seines Schaffens. Sehr grausam und schockierend und unglaublich vorstellbar. Ernsthaft, ich wäre nicht erstaunt, wenn es das wirklich irgendwo auf der Welt geben würde.

Aber dann kam das zweite Drittel und... Gott, war ich gelangweilt. Der Böse lamentiert und lamentiert und lamentiert (und so weiter und so fort). Es passiert nicht mal wirklich was.

Im dritten Drittel geht es endlich mit den Ermittlungen los. Allerdings waren diese diesmal auch eher langweilig. Dazu war es einfach zu einfach und es war nicht überraschend, wer der Täter ist. Ich könnte schwören, dass so etwas ähnliches schon einmal in einem Smoky Barrett Band vorkam.

Soviel zur Story. Ich hätte damit leben können und es ist nicht unbedingt ein schlechtes Buch. Wenn es nicht von McFadyen wäre, wäre ich zufrieden damit. Aber wenn man es mit den anderen Bänden vergleicht, dann hinkt es hinterher.

Was ich dazu nicht verstanden habe, war Smoky. Normalerweise ist sie eine knallharte Agentin, aber in diesem Band ist sie mehr die Jungfrau in Nöten. Was jetzt nicht schlimm gewesen wäre, wenn es einen Grund dafür oder eine Entwicklung dahin gegeben hätte.Stattdessen ist sie vom Anfang des fünften Buchs so. Das hat mich ziemlich enttäuscht.

Ich warte dennoch geduldig auf den sechsten Band, denn dieser endet mit einem kleinen Cliffhanger und ich bin gespannt, was als nächstes passieren wird und warum. Ich zähle Cody McFadyen immer noch zu meinen Lieblings-Thriller-Autoren, aber ich hoffe wirklich, dass sein nächstes Werk mehr wie die ersten vier Bände sein wird.

Disclaimer: Ich habe ein kostenloses Leseexemplar vom Verlag erhalten. Vielen Dank. ( )
  bookstogetlostin | Oct 8, 2016 |
It seems like ages since we last caught up with FBI agent Smoky Barrett & her team but if you thought the author was going to ease you back into their lives, think again.

As the book opens, a very pregnant Smoky & her violent crimes unit travel to a suburb north of Denver where a once sleepy little cul-de-sac now resembles something out of a horror movie. Three houses, three dead families. The killer also left a couple things for Smoky….a bloody message and, well, that would be telling.
What immediately follows will take your breath away & quite possibly have you checking the locks on your doors. The hits just keep on coming as it becomes clear a complex, insidious plan has been in the works for years. Those responsible have a simple goal. They just want you to tell the truth.

I was a quarter of the way through before my heart rate returned to normal. Then the story settles down as Smoky, Alan, Callie & James try to deal with the trauma they’ve endured. There is a mountain of information to sift through with tentacles that stretch in surprising directions. Real life events of the past 30 years figure into the plot which adds an uneasy truth to the story.

This entry has a different, less linear format than previous books in the series. We spend the middle section largely in Smoky’s head as she revisits old cases, her personal history & everything she knows about serial killers. The author has obviously done extensive research on the subject & doesn’t shy away from providing the gory details.

Hence, the following warning. This is a dark, disturbing read full of graphic violence, coarse language & sexual depravity. More than once it shoved me way outside my comfort zone & I wouldn’t recommend it for those with triggers in these areas. The second half follows a more familiar path as the investigative process takes over & picks up speed. I have to give Mr. McFadyen credit. Despite many scenes that made me squirm, I kept reading because I HAD to know how it would all play out. The plot is incredibly intricate & full of WTF moments. But nothing beats the unmasking of one particular character & I freely admit my delicate little jaw did a runner as I grasped what I’d just read.

Do people like this exist? God, I hope not. The great irony is that this tendency to deny the presence of evil in the world is exactly what the killers’ message is all about.

But in the end, after so much darkness, there is hope beaming out of the final pages. Hope for Smoky & for us as it’s clear her story isn’t finished. Perhaps the author (whose own life is a mystery in itself) isn’t done with her yet. ( )
  RowingRabbit | Sep 29, 2016 |
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Smoky is pregnant and happily remarried. She and her team have just been summoned to a baffling scene in Denver: In a suburban cul de sac, two seemingly happy families have been slaughtered and carefully displayed. This leads Smoky into an enormous underground bunker and a plot that threads through the entire community. And then... well, this is a crime that will grip the world.

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