Thriller jumping off from true crime
I loved that this jumped off from a true crime story even if the dates were kind of funky to get it to work right.
The main character, John Coleman, isn't always loveable or respectable when it comes right down to it, but you can see that his heart is in the right place and that his cop father's suicide when he was a kid because he couldn't find the Butcher of the original crime really still affected him, so you have to cut him a break now and then.
The Butcher or some version of him is back and seems to have a fascination with Coleman, toying with him like a cat does a mouse. While this is happening, lawyer Coleman is trying to help the first new victim's (and his friend) family sort the legal stuff out as far as inheritance goes and all.
He would have been better off only mourning a drinking buddy because putting his lawyer hat on leads him into a whole heap of trouble including being charged with murder and the risk of losing his family.
The title is apt because Coleman and the older people of Cleveland are indeed still haunted by the murders that were never solved from the past as well as the new ones. Coleman has more demons than he can handle and asking for help puts those friends right in the new Butcher's sights.
I loved it and it was one of those books that leave you bummed when you finish.
The main character, John Coleman, isn't always loveable or respectable when it comes right down to it, but you can see that his heart is in the right place and that his cop father's suicide when he was a kid because he couldn't find the Butcher of the original crime really still affected him, so you have to cut him a break now and then.
The Butcher or some version of him is back and seems to have a fascination with Coleman, toying with him like a cat does a mouse. While this is happening, lawyer Coleman is trying to help the first new victim's (and his friend) family sort the legal stuff out as far as inheritance goes and all.
He would have been better off only mourning a drinking buddy because putting his lawyer hat on leads him into a whole heap of trouble including being charged with murder and the risk of losing his family.
The title is apt because Coleman and the older people of Cleveland are indeed still haunted by the murders that were never solved from the past as well as the new ones. Coleman has more demons than he can handle and asking for help puts those friends right in the new Butcher's sights.
I loved it and it was one of those books that leave you bummed when you finish.