Mason Cross writes fast exciting thrillers somewhere between
Tim Weaver (David Raker missing persons investigator) and Lee Child with the
Jack Reacher series (dur loner investigating suspicious and frequently
dangerous situations). Carter Blake describes himself as a "Locating
Consultant" finding people who don't want to be found. In Presumed Dead he
is approached by David Connor who believes that his sister Adeline was not the
Devil Mountain killer's final victim but rather she is alive and well and he
knows this to be true because he has seen her. He has managed to convince
Carter Blake that there may be some truth in his wild assertion so Blake makes
the trip south to Lake Bethany in hope of an early resolve.
What follows is a fast exciting ride as Blake attempts to be accepted,
into this rural community, by a suspicious population and police force who do
not welcome the interference of outsiders. It soon becomes clear that a killer
is still active and as the body count mounts the lines between the past and
present become increasingly blurred. Mason Cross performs the very skilful task
of shielding the real killer until the final pages and that disclosure is
nothing short of ingenious. Many thanks to netgalley and the publisher Orion
for a gratis copy in return for an honest review and that is what I have
written.
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