Next Victim

I just want to say I love all of Michael Prescott's books. I read his first one, "Come's The Dark", and I had to go out and get all of the others. Once I start one, I can't put it down. This book really has a great twist at the end, I loved it!! I really look forward to his next one, and hope he has another one on the way!!

Great story line and interesting plot. Prescott hit a grand slam on this one. This book was such an intense thriller, I read it in two days.

Next Victim is the latest work from Michael Prescott. He deserves to be a top seller like Koontz and Connelly, but unfortuantely, he is not. He is a better writer than either of them and he plots rocket along with a crisp determination. Tess McCallum is on the trail of Mobius, a serial killer who worked out of Denver before disappearing and resurfacing in Los Angeles. Tess has a score to settle with Mobius because he murdered her partner and significant other when he had the unfortunate lock to be home instead of her. Mobius sent her postcards on occasion to push her buttons and keep himself interested and in control. Her career stalled out after her partner's death and she gets a shot at redemption when Mobius resurfaces in the City of Angels. She is called in to help with the investigation, much to the chagrin of the LA agents. They feel that she is still affected by the death and that she will be of no help in the investigation. Things surface to make things more intriguing when it seems like Mobius has gotten a hold of some very deadly nerve agent and everyone is afraid that he will use it to devastating effect in Los Angeles. There are many plot twists and all is resolved neatly and satisfyingly. Michael Prescott is also author of the Brian Harper novels like the "Prey" series and the "Sh" series (Shudder, Shatter and Shiver). All of his books are superb and memorable. More people should discover his books. They are very enjoyable and he deserves a much larger audience. Michael Prescott is a pseudonym for Douglas Borton. He may have written more books under other names besides Prescott and Harper. If he has, I would like to know about them. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

With "Next Victim," Prescott comes to full fruition with his damsel in distress/psycho villain themes. This one's true culprit is a real shocker to me. The plot involves a serial killer named Mobius who has been killing women both in Denver and then two years later in Los Angeles. FBI agent Tess McCallum has a special interest in this case, as one of Mobius' victims was her partner/lover Paul Voorhees. Add to this a woman who has a secret chemical weapon she intends to sell to the highest bidder, which she stole from the government, and who makes the mistake of going to bed with none other than Mobius, and then who gets the disastrous chemical? Mobius! The identity of Mobius is concealed quite effectively and just when you think you know who it is, whammo...the revelation is pretty effective! The use of the "Wipeout" killing introduced in the prologue is chilling and its continued tie-in effective.There are some obnoxious characters aside from the villian too: the disgusting cop Jim Dodge; the obnoxious FBI agent Michaelson, and the sexual pervert Hayde. A good book from a developing writer who seems to be finding his niche.RECOMMENDED.

Michael Prescott gets better with every novel he writes. This one is about Tess McCallum, an FBI agent who has been trying to capture a serial killer whose victims indluded Tess' lover. The killer has been silent for a while, but now has resurfaced with the same MO but in Los Angeles instead of Denver. Worse still is the fact that he has acquired a new weapon that will kill thousands if he is not stopped. This page turner is guaranteed to keep readers awake far into the night.