Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book. Opinions shared are mine.
Last night I started reading Mind Games while waiting for the snowstorm to start. When I finally forced myself to go to bed at midnight, there was a light layer of white on the ground. This morning, we had 3 inches — and it’s still falling! There was nothing to do but sit back and finish this amazing book.
Mind Games is book 1 in the new Kaely Quinn Profiler series. Fans of psychological thrillers won’t be able to put this down! It reminds me of my favorite FBI shows, like X-Files and Fringe (minus the sci-fi elements.) Smart characters who think quick on their feet always appeal to me. The clean story line is pretty intense with serial-killer violence, but it’s not too graphic. There were a couple of times when I thought I must have missed a previous story because events were mentioned without explanation. Rest assured that the necessary information is later revealed.
Kaely’s unusual investigative methods came about as a side effect from childhood coping mechanisms. Overall, she was likable and humble despite great success as an FBI profiler. The supporting characters in this book are really terrific, though, and made the story so much better. I have to admit that Nancy Mehl had me completely fooled until the final pages of this story!
This book has a gentle Christian undercurrent, but it’s definitely not a preachy type of story. It has just as much excitement and suspense as many secular books from the same genre — without the profanity, sex scenes, and other adult content that makes some readers uncomfortable. I love books that show Christian characters in their daily lives and careers. I’ve already added Book #2 (Fire Storm) to my wishlist!
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About the Book
FBI Behavioral Analyst Kaely Quinn’s methods may be highly unorthodox, but her talent is undeniable. She’s done her best to establish a new life for herself after being demoted and transferred to St. Louis when a reporter revealed she’s the daughter of an infamous serial killer. But when that same reporter claims to have received an anonymous poem predicting a string of murders, ending with Kaely’s, it seems her old life has followed her.
When a body is found that fits the poem’s morbid predictions, Kaely and her new partner, Special Agent Noah Hunter, are forced to move past his skepticism of her approach and work together to unravel the deadly riddle.
With a brazen serial killer who breaks all the normal patterns on the loose, Noah and Kaely must race to catch the murderer before anyone else, including Kaely, is killed.
“Fans of romantic mysteries will want to see more of the gutsy Kaely.”—Publishers Weekly
Many thanks to Bethany House for sending me a copy of Mind Games!
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