Chasing Evil by Robert Hilland & John Edwards

TL;DR: A fascinating chronicle of an FBI agent and a psychic working together.
Source: NetGalley, thank you so much to the publisher!

Plot: This was pretty well paced, though I think they reached a bit fill in the end.
Characters: Interesting! They felt fairly well represented with what we got.
Readability: This one is an easy read, everything is approachable if heavy.

Thoughts:

I’m not entirely sure where I swing on the topic of psychics, but I find reading about them fascinating. In Chasing Evil we do just that, following an FBI agent who ends up asking for a receiving quite a bit of help from a popular, well known psychic to solve cases. The primary case is one of a man who is linked to the disappearance of several women, including two wives. Robert Hilland and John Edwards work together to try and find and put the man away.

The second half of this, starting with his story of his 911 experience is a good indicator of the story loosing a little bit of the tension and tightness that carried it through. While the book continued to be engaging and fascinating, we lost a lot of the meat of the story where the case of John Smith fizzled out. That’s really my only complaint, and it’s a weak one I’ll happily admit.

The topics touched on are heavy. We have violence against women, missing and deceased children, an on site 911 experience with details of that event, etc. It’s a lot to take in. But it’s pacey, it’s fast and it will keep you reading. I enjoyed it, and for fans of true crime I think it’ll be a fun read.