It's the early 90's and technology, social media, and dating websites, while still very new, are quickly becoming all the rage. Dave Kroupa finds himself a single dad after a decade long relationship with their mother comes to an end. He's still young, lonely without the kids around, and interested in the dating scene. The last thing he wants is a commitment and he makes that clear to all the ladies he meets on Plenty Of Fish. One lady in particular agrees that commitment isn't in the cards for her either but when Dave tells her he is dating other people this woman loses her ever loving mind.
What follows is a most bizarre and frightening descent into madness that not only took the life of one person but destroyed the lives of so many other people all in the name of love. For a guy she hardly even knew. 😲
"The predator sat smug, smack in the middle of the web that only she could see. She amused herself, spinning lies, entangling her victims as she fed on their confusion and distress. She was so like a spider with her invisible snare, but for the fact the spiders intention is not cruelty. A spider is driven by instinct to survive.
She was deliberately cruel."
This is a peek through your fingers kind of read because you just can't believe that anyone could be so horrible and vindictive. This wasn't a clear cut case for detectives because online stalking was very new and something they were wholly unprepared for which allowed this witch to carry on for years abusing these people. When it is finally discovered by the detectives what is actually happening and who is behind it I turned those pages grinning ear to ear. Finally!!! Justice will be had.
When you read this you will know who is behind this from the get go. It is obvious. As a reader you will think why doesn't any one else see what I'm seeing? That's the rub though. When you are immersed in a situation that is so chaotic it's easy to become manipulated and to not see what is right in front of your eyes. Hindsight can be as cruel as the perpetrator was.
There were some background dumps that I skimmed from time to time but other than that this was a page-turner. 4 stars!
I won a copy of this book on BookishFirst - Thank You!!!
What follows is a most bizarre and frightening descent into madness that not only took the life of one person but destroyed the lives of so many other people all in the name of love. For a guy she hardly even knew. 😲
"The predator sat smug, smack in the middle of the web that only she could see. She amused herself, spinning lies, entangling her victims as she fed on their confusion and distress. She was so like a spider with her invisible snare, but for the fact the spiders intention is not cruelty. A spider is driven by instinct to survive.
She was deliberately cruel."
This is a peek through your fingers kind of read because you just can't believe that anyone could be so horrible and vindictive. This wasn't a clear cut case for detectives because online stalking was very new and something they were wholly unprepared for which allowed this witch to carry on for years abusing these people. When it is finally discovered by the detectives what is actually happening and who is behind it I turned those pages grinning ear to ear. Finally!!! Justice will be had.
When you read this you will know who is behind this from the get go. It is obvious. As a reader you will think why doesn't any one else see what I'm seeing? That's the rub though. When you are immersed in a situation that is so chaotic it's easy to become manipulated and to not see what is right in front of your eyes. Hindsight can be as cruel as the perpetrator was.
There were some background dumps that I skimmed from time to time but other than that this was a page-turner. 4 stars!
I won a copy of this book on BookishFirst - Thank You!!!