Night Sins

I absolutely loved this book. A child is abducted from a small town. The abductors taunt at the characters and readers throughout the book in a way that grips your gut. I actually wanted to yell at the book. I have never been so into a book that I actually felt like one of the characters. I didn't know who did it until the very end. If you get this book you must also get "Guilty as Sin". I would call it a sequel. I ordered it today and can't wait to get it.

Eight year old Josh Kirkwood is abducted outside the hockey arena where he has finished practice. Only one clue is left in the form of a note regarding ignorance and sin. Josh's parents, Dr. Hannah Garrison and Paul Kirkwood are beside themselves. Enter Megan O'Malley, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Investigator and Mitch Holt, Chief of Police for the town of Deer Lake, Minnesota. They set out to investigate Josh's disappearance but don't have much to go on. The kidnapper leaves two more clues in the form of short religiously oriented notes but there still is not much direction. The town responds by setting up search parties and telephone volunteers. But it's not easy. Slowly some suspects come into the picture, yet, they seem to disappear as quickly as they arrive. Tami Hoag does a fine job in building this first of a two part story regarding child abduction and the challenges it presents to law enforcement. While the ending is very hopeful, the reader needs to go on to Guilty As Sin for the full story. Night Sins and Guilty As Sin provide the reader with an excellent story that you can sink your teeth into. It's nice that Hoag didn't choose to simply wrap up a complex story in the last chapter. Further layers unfold in this fascinating story in volume two. Well worth the time and effort.

this was the first book by Tami Hoag that I had ever read and it totally hooked me into the mystery genre. Since I have read this book (and it's sequel GUILTY AS SIN, which was not nearly as enthralling) I have come to the opinion that this is the least trite of all he work. The love story between Chief Holt and Agent O'Malley doesn't seem corny and the story is solid and doesn't have any holes. I love this book, it's a good book to read on the beach. thanx.

What happens to a small town when a child is stolen? Deer Lake, Minnesota is about to find out. Tami Hoag's "NIGHT SINS" is a psychological thriller that explores the evil that can live in even the safest of havens. While eight-year-old Josh Kirkwood waits for his mother to pick him up from hockey practice, a deadly game is set in motion. An icy patch on an otherwise dry road causes a car to spin out of control. Josh's mother, Dr. Hannah Garrison, fights to save the lives of the victims of the crash, unaware her son has just become a pawn in The Game. Agent Megan O'Malley is the first female field agent in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Charged with finding Josh Kirkwood and apprehending the abductor, Agent O'Malley must contend with territorial law enforcement officers, bitter cold, and intense media scrutiny. With no clues, no witnesses, and no suspects, O'Malley begins an investigation that unravels the tightly knit community. Nobody is above suspicion. Teachers, priests, neighbors, even the child's father are questioned. Media interference complicates an already volatile situation. Police Chief Mitch Holt moved to Deer Lake after his wife and son's murder in Miami, looking for a safe haven to raise his daughter. Refusing at first to believe the security of his town has been breached, Holt battles O'Malley for control of the investigation. When Josh's duffel bag is found on the hood of his own vehicle with a taunting note from the kidnapper, Holt realizes the deadly intent of the abductor. He does not, however, realize he has now become a player in The Game. As a family is torn apart and a town loses its innocence, O'Malley and Holt learn that evil wears many faces. Some of them are just harder to see than others. Read and enjoy! Nina M.