PROTAGONIST: FBI profiler Karen Vail SETTING: Napa Valley, California SERIES: #2 RATING: 3.75 WHY: After the traumatic ending of her previous case, expertPROTAGONIST: FBI profiler Karen Vail SETTING: Napa Valley, California SERIES: #2 RATING: 3.75 WHY: After the traumatic ending of her previous case, expert FBI profiler Karen Vail is ordered to take time off. She and her boyfriend, Detective Robby Hernandez, decide to take a trip to the Napa Valley. The romantic aspect of the trip is quickly dashed when they find a woman's body while visiting a wine cave. Indications are that it may be the work of a serial killer, and Karen is off and running. She feels strongly that her skill set will help the police team find the perpetrator. She is paired with a female investigator, Roxann Dixon, and they are a formidable team. Jacobson did an excellent job of providing more than the usual cliched profiling techniques, and the 2 females were strongly portrayed, with only an occasional slip into helplessness. Overall, I enjoyed the book but was very annoyed by the cliffhanger ending. ...more
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