Deviant Ways

If you enjoy psychological thrillers then I strongly recommend this. A dark tale of the effects that PTSD can have on the mind. 'The Sandman', seeking revenge for years of abuse at the hands of the FBI and Detective Jack Casey, small town cop and ex-FBI profiler who is still coming to terms with the brutal murder of his wife and unborn child at the hands of a psychopath, leads the investigation to track down 'the Sandman' while attempting to protect those he loves and maintain his own sanity. Throw in Jack's girlfriend and niece, a 'government sanctioned' assassin, Jack's animosity towards Alan Lynch, his previous FBI boss, the mysterious Malcolm Fletcher (who reminded me of James Spader's character from 'The Black List') along with show more copious amounts of C4 and Semtex and the recipe for chaos is complete. show less

This is book was recommended by a regular reader of this list. Thanks, Sherry! This is Mooney's first novel and it's a great start. Jack Casey used to be an FBI profiler until his job hit too close to home. Now, he's on the force in his hometown and a case raises it all again. There's a creepy serial bomber and an even creepier cast of characters who are working with Casey to solve this case. There were some rough edges and a few leaps of credibility but I'm thinking those were more symptoms of first-time-novel-itis and will be smoothed out with the second effort.

This was a gripping thriller with many twists and turns. I liked the interaction between Jack and Malcolm as they try to outwit and out think the Sandman.

This was merely average for me. Mooney didn't make me particularly care about any of the characters or their welfare. I kept expecting a twist, like a mole who was helping the bad guy, but it never came.

Brutal, spannend und schön blutig!.I like....!