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The Pawn, by Steven James - A review

 James introduces an interesting character, with Special Agent Patrick Bowers. Bowers is a specialist in hunting down serial killers, but unlike the typical profiler, Bowers examines the scenes and location where the murders took place and where the bodies were found. Why were the victims killed at a particular place and why was the 'dump site' chosen? What is it about these locations that appealed to the killer(s) and how can Bowers use this information to track them down.

Bowers is dealing with a team that doesn't accept his methods and a supervisor who is jealous of his abilities and success. He's also having issues with his step-daughter, both of them dealing with the loss of her mother. His latest assignment has him having to leave his step-daughter behind with his parents, and she's not about to let him take charge of her life. When the killer learn of the girl it isn't long before she also becomes a pawn in a twisted game.

I wanted to like this more than I did, but felt the author kept going off in different directions and bringing in a conspiracy that goes back to the Jonestown massacre, just annoyed rather than interested me. You really have to be careful when you use real life events in novel.

For this and other reasons, this book really wasn't what I had been expecting and while interesting, the ending completely lost me on the proposed sequels. Others might be more interested. Well written, but just not my thing. Btw, this was promoted as a "Christian" book, but I didn't find it heavy-handed. Interestingly, I've read reviews from the intended audience and they seem disappointed.