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 Full Moon, Bloody Moon byS.D. Tooley, writing as Lee Driver Full Moon Publishing 280 pages, 2000 ISBN 0966602145 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Read our author interview Read our reviews of previous novels by this author: The Good Die Twice Nothing Else Matters The relationship between Chase Dagger and his young protégé Sara Morningsky is unique. Dagger keeps getting cases no one else can handle, and Sara has talents no one else even knows about. Sara is a shape-shifter. The gruesome murder of a police officer and the surrounding inexplicable circumstances have everyone on edge. Dagger has seen just about everything. But when he accompanies police officer and friend Padre to the crime scene, he feels the first stirrings of unease. Ssomething is just not right. Within days, a university professor and an Indianapolis cop arrive, offering an unbelievable explanation for the bizarre crime. The two men are convinced that a supernatural element is at play and that the crimes will escalate until a certain time on Friday the 13th, which will be the night of a full moon. Their theory of shape-shifting seems far-fetched and unrealistic. But as the victim list grows, Dagger is forced to acknowledge the possibility. Inevitably drawn into the hunt, although she has never experienced anything like this before, Sara begins to hear the voice and thoughts of the killer inside her head. Will she be able to lead Dagger to the killer, or will she become his ultimate victim? Full Moon, Bloody Moon captures the essence so completely it’s hard to see where the lines of the believable are drawn. As the second Chase Dagger Mystery, it’s an improvement on the first in many ways. Although the relationship between Dagger and Sara is still a prominent factor, it’s more accepted and less carefully examined. All of the characters are a little more realistic and the plot is more demanding. A plethora of clues keeps readers in suspense until the final unveiling. On its own, the ending might seem overly sensational. Yet by the time the reader gets there, it seems a perfectly plausible conclusion. Driver’s talent as a writer has successfully merged the horror and mystery genres to create an intense and enjoyable read. Not to be missed. |
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