The partners make a quick arrest when all evidence points to another student, a troubled musician in a Goth band who was either dating or stalking the murdered girl. But Garrett's case is turned upside down when beautiful, mysterious Tanith Cabarrus, a practicing witch from nearby Salem, walks into the homicide bureau and insists that the real perpetrator is still at large. Tanith claims to have had psychic visions that the killer has ritually sacrificed other teenagers in his attempts to summon a powerful, ancient demon.
All Garrett's beliefs about the nature of reality will be tested as he is forced to team up with a woman he is fiercely attracted to but cannot trust, in a race to uncover a psychotic killer before he strikes again.
First Line: "It was a vision of hell."
Random Quote: "It was dark, but he had no conception of what time it was. He heard nothing, could see nothing, but knew beyond doubt there was another person in the house with him. It was an unmistakable sense of presence."
Review: I returned from my recent vacation with a cold that quickly gave me vertigo and a fever and required a couple of days in bed - the perfect time to read a detective novel with a paranormal twist.
Giles Corey's Grave (he was pressed to death by stone) - Salem, MA - Image by Paul-W via FlickrThis was a quick, fun, escapist read - well-plotted with elements of a police procedural and elements of romance combined with some pretty scary horror elements. It's not the best book ever, but if you combine it with some chicken soup you just might get over your cold.
I've read another novel by this writer, The Harrowing that was much like this one - a fairly serviceable workmanlike horror novel. I wonder if Book of Shadows is the start of a series ...
FTC Disclosure: San Leandro Public Library
Rating: Green
Reading Challenges: 2010 100+ Reading Challenge, 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge
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