Book Review – The Bodies Left Behind – Jeffery Deaver
A 911 call which is hung up after only one word draws Brynn McKenzie, a county sheriff’s deputy out to a desolate Lake to check on the occupants of a lakeside house. What she finds insides causes her to flee for her life, and thus starting a frightening game of cat and mouse in the Milwaukee countryside.
The first two thirds of The Bodies Left Behind is very similar in style and content to books written by Chuck Logan. The location et al all seem to be very similar. Of course, this being a Jeffery Deaver book, the last third throws everything on its head in a big way. Very likable characters in McKenzie and Hart draws the reader in to the relationships that develop.
While I did feel the slight pull of disappointment at the end of the book due to one characters end, the book on the whole was very enjoyable, exceedingly well written and the first two thirds successfully lulled me into forgetting who was writing the book and therefore what was obviously going to occur!
A worthy addition to the collection and hopefully not the last we see of Brynn McKenzie!
