Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

... and then it continued to go downhill. I always hesitate to write bad reviews, but I rely on reviews for almost everything I get online, so I thought I'd write one for this book. It begins with the lead cop, Madison going to a murder scene. Feet away from viewing a murder she pulls out a candy bar and begins to eat it while she's sassing her boss. I wouldn't know, but that seems unrealistic or quite cold, which makes me dislike this woman immediately. Maybe the author was channeling the detective in The Closer but it doesn't work. Madison is self centered, mean without good reason, dismissive of everyone she works with, and self pitying - some long ago lover cheated on her and she can't let it go. She is the only one who works tirelessly, she talks about believing her intuition though it is wrong every time until it's not,she is constantly punching and smacking her partner which is supposed to be playful, I think, but comes across as more than annoying. The attempts at humour fail probably because the character is totally humourless. The plot is a bit different but there's no explanation why a single bad situation created a monster who tortures and kills for revenge. I finished the book just to write the review, but it wasn't worth it. Add in that the writing is not at all imaginative,and there you have it.