A woman’s body is discovered and one eye has been removed. The discovery has a great effect on one of the older detectives who is reminded of a case from 30 years ago. Was the wrong killer convicted or is there a copycaton the loose?
Out of Sight is the 6th book in the Detective Mackenzie Price series, set in America.
The detectives are naturally repulsed by the mutilation of the woman’s body and there is soon a second with the same post mortem eye removal. The women in the present day as well as the one in the past had all given birth recently which adds another layer of tension and complexity to the case.
Sully is sure he caught the killer 30 years ago but now Mack raises doubts. Added to this uncertainty is the return of Nick’s former partner who is involved in drugs. The chapters are short so the plot rattles along quickly with twists and developments in the case and the lives of the detectives.
From a personal perspective, Mack is struggling with her feelings in this book. She is concerned about Sully and thinks he is lying about the past case. Her emotions are confused in relation to her partner Nick and she is haunted by flashbacks from her own troubled past. I really like Mack’s character and the way she has developed over the series so far.
Out of Sight is a tense and dramatic detective thriller.
The woman’s body was propped against the rough bark of the tree. Traces of dried blood streaked her pallid face like brushstrokes. There was a horrifying void in her face where her left eye should have been.
When a young woman is found murdered in the woods, Detective Mackenzie Price and her partner Nick Blackwood are first on the scene. The harrowing discovery leaves them both breathless—the victim’s left eye has been removed. Mackenzie identifies the victim as Whitney Smythe, a lost soul with troubled past, and makes another shocking discovery—Whitney recently gave birth.
Reeling from the scene, Mackenzie and her team soon discover that this case is very similar to a murder that happened thirty years ago. But the killer was captured and died behind bars, so how can the two murders possibly be connected?
When a second body washes ashore with her left eye missing, Mackenzie is certain—there’s a serial killer on the loose and she has to stop them before they pick their next victim.
Mackenzie soon discovers that both victims were connected to a commune just outside of town, a breakthrough that changes the whole course of the investigation. But every step Mackenzie takes towards discovering who the sadistic serial killer is puts her closer to mortal danger. Because someone close to her has a personal connection to the case—and they’re not telling the truth…
A completely gripping and pulse-pounding crime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat flipping the pages deep into the night. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Karin Slaughter and Robert Dugoni.
Ruhi Choudhary discovered her passion for writing when she was seven years old and wrote her first Star Trek episode. Being a fan of the dark and twisted, she found her calling in crime thriller. She likes to write stories that make you a little uncomfortable and characters that you struggle to make up your mind about but stay with you.
She lives in Toronto and spends her days training to be a scientist and wishing it rained more often!
