Huntress Moon

[b:Huntress Moon 15746576 Huntress Moon (Huntress/FBI Thrillers, #1) Alexandra Sokoloff https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342011571s/15746576.jpg 21437405] had been sitting in my TBR list for a while. Though highly recommended by a friend, I had been putting it off because I thought it was urban fantasy, which I haven't been in the mood for lately. In fact it turned out to be a crime thriller, and a good one. It has strong hint of dark supernatural forces, but PTSD developed by the mysterious young “huntress” after a horrible event in her childhood could explain that. There are in fact totally evil monsters in the story, but they are all flesh-and-blood men. Their motivations now – well, that is where the hint of supernatural comes in.Alexandra Sokoloff tells a good story in two alternating threads. The first is of the young woman, the huntress, whom death seems to follow. The other is of the FBI agent who is hunting her. As the two threads come together the suspense builds powerfully. The plot is quite twisty; several times Sokoloff surprised me (which is something I like).I thoroughly enjoyed this book – 4.5 solid stars rounded up. Upon finishing it, I immediately bought the sequel ([b:Blood Moon 17857995 Blood Moon (Huntress/FBI Thrillers, #2) Alexandra Sokoloff https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367169128s/17857995.jpg 24999447]).

Well I liked this one much more than I thought I would. The suspense and pacing were on point, and I looked forward to getting to listen to the audiobook. Although it's a “serial killer” book, it's different in some regards - the killer is a woman, a very traumatized woman, and the author skillfully weaves sympathy into the story. I'm looking forward to the next in the series.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley to read and review.

What a great book! Well written, great characters and story line. I could not put it down! I couldn't wait to get to the 2nd book in the series!