The story of a serial killer who kidnapped his sex addict
lover that started in Jennifer Hillier’s Creep continues in Freak, but with a
different perspective that keeps the story fresh. Having nearly been killed by the serial
killer’s girlfriend, Abby Maddox, in Creep, Jerry Isaac is now retired from the
Seattle Police Department; however, his former partner calls him in when bodies
with the words “Free Abby Maddox” are found.
Despite not wanting to be involved, Jerry soon finds he’s once again in
the middle of the hunt for a serial killer.
Freak is filled with plenty of twists. As Jerry points out when the murders are
first considered solved, “It was all just…way too easy.” And sure enough, there’s plenty more to be
revealed before the killings stop. The
thrills and the danger just keep coming.
What Hillier really nails is the little details (although I feel I’d be
remiss if I didn’t note that Corvettes do not have backseats) like the
description of Highway 99 (also known as Aurora Ave) in one of the seedier
parts of Seattle. Those seemingly
insignificant things are what push a novel from great to excellent.
5/5
Review copy provided by the publisher, Gallery Books.
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