Eye of the Beholder
"As with any good thriller, Eye of the Beholder has a climatic ending and unexpected twist to ensure the reader wants to keep turning the pages."
Synopsis:
Attorney Paul Riley has built a lucrative career on his famous prosecution of Terry Burgos, a serial killer who emulated the lyrics of a violent song to gruesomely murder six girls, including the daughter of billionaires Harland and Natalia Bentley. Now, fifteen years later, the police are confronted with a new series of murders - and the grisly second verse to the song.
Riley is the first to realize that the two cases are connected and that the line between copycat and cover-up has been blurred. As the murderer's list of victims becomes less random and more personal, Riley finds himself at the centre of a police task force as both an investigator and a suspect.
As the layers encasing the mystery unravel, old deceptions emerge - with dangerous new consequences. Driven by his own fear that he may have overlooked something crucial during the investigation years ago - and worse yet, the possibility that he is responsible for the execution of an innocent man - Riley sifts through fifteen years of lies in order to uncover the truth. But what he discovers along the way is that the killer isn't the only one who wants to keep the past buried...
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Review:
Eye of the Beholder alternates between 1997 and 2005, with lawyer Paul Riley involved in both the original case and the new murders. The book is also written in both 3rd person and 1st person from the view of Riley. Personally, I would have preferred the author to keep to one or the other. The story itself was very involved and complex, with plenty of suspects and motives to ensure the reader is busy trying to solve who carried out the murders. The author has built some strong characters, many of them are unlikeable - and they are painted as possible suspects. As with any good thriller, Eye of the Beholder has a climatic ending and unexpected twist to ensure the reader wants to keep turning the pages. There is an excellent plot with lots of twists and this is also a book of many characters... it's a great read.