Glimpse, The Beautiful Deaths

A young girl's body is found in a cave. She's fully dressed with a wreath of flowers on her chest. There is no evidence of how she died .... when she died .... or any identification. Rick McCoy and his partner, Tyler, are sent to investigate and what they find is mind boggling. There are five more bodies found in the cave ... all young women, all dressed, all with wreaths of flowers on their chests. Again.. there is no evidence of how they died. To complicate the search for a killer, criminal psychologist Patrica Holmes will be working on this case with Rick. There is an attraction between the two of them, although both are married. Rick has just reunited with his wife after having a short lived fling with another woman. Patricia's husband is a physician and hates the idea of his wife working in the field. And then another school girl goes missing. How long before she dies at the hand of a madman? This is an absorbing take on a serial killer. The 'why' takes center stage as there are chapters where the reader gets a glimpse in the mind of this murderer. It's a well written page turning crime fiction. Although second in the series, this one can easily be read as a stand alone. There is enough information to keep the reader engaged without feeling lost. As always, I recommend starting with the first book, in order to pick up all those nuggets that make a good story a great story. Many thanks to the author / The Wild Rose Press, Inc / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.