Rating 5/5
This book is superbly written - Erin Lee is very adept at storytelling, and this book kept me interested throughout. It's not my normal genre, but I enjoyed it immensely. I also learned a lot about sociopaths and serial killers. There was a lot of great information that came along with this chilling and disturbing story.
Jimmie Putnam is a Momma's boy. He views the world a little differently. When he encounters certain women, he finds himself wanting to add them to his collection of "Things." He has favorite things just like he has favorite flavors of ice cream. They are all - the Things and the ice cream - kept in freezers. He fancies himself a good master; he buys them nice things to wear and takes them out to keep them company.
Detective Florel, a women who lost her sister years ago, is working on the case of the "Ice Cream Killer." She keeps detailed records and is close to catching him.
This book starts at the beginning, with Thing one, and takes us all the way to Jimmie's most recent Thing. We see how Florel interprets each murder/disappearance. The most interesting thing about this book was to see the parallels between Jimmie and Florel. I am looking forward to seeing them meet face to face at some point in a future book.
Chilling and fascinating! Great job, Erin Lee!
Other ratings:
Violence: Medium - Although this book is about a serial killer, there is little actual violence. I rated this a medium since it is quite disturbing material.
Profanity: Medium - There is some language in this book, but it is not used excessively.
Sexuality: Medium - Again, like with the violence, there is no explicit sexuality in the book. There are a few things that are implied: incent and necrophilia, but nothing is described in detail.
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Check out the next book in the series while you are at it, Jimmie's Ice Cream!
*NOTE: I helped edit this book!
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