Book Review of "IM" by Rick Reed

AUTHOR: Rick Reed

ISBN: 978-1-93230-079-6

PUBLISHER: Regal Crest

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RATING: 4 out of 5 stars

BOOK BLURB:

Chicago PD detective Ed Comparetto has recently come out of the proverbial closet, a move which he fears puts his job on the force in jeopardy. When he's called to the murder scene of a young gay man, he finds it hard to be objective about the manner in which one of his "brothers" has been killed. His only witness is a man who, we find out later, died two years previously in a very similar manner.

Suddenly Ed finds himself caught up in a nightmarish game with Timothy Bright, a killer who may or may not be dead himself and who uses the Internet to hook up with his next victims. Can Ed stop what appears to be a serial killing spree before any more gay men die?

BOOK REVIEW:

From the book's very first murder, Mr. Reed takes the reader on a wild ride where nothing is as it seems. Ed is a cop whose job crumbles from under him as he chases after a madman who may already be dead. Timothy Bright seems heartless and cruel, but as the story progresses, the reader learns what has made him who he is. Throughout the book, the pacing is tight and fast, catapulting you through the twists and turns, leaving you breathless, until you're reading as fast as you can in an effort to find out how it ends.

Beware ~ the violence is graphic and sexual, disturbing images that speak to the dangers of anonymous sex. But Comparetto is the perfect counterpart to the evil Timothy Bright, who haunts the cop's every move throughout the story. I found myself rooting for Ed from the start, and as time seems to run out for him, I was on the edge of my seat, reading furiously, flipping pages to find out what happened next.

In short, this book is riveting. I couldn't put it down. This is a must read for any fans of gay fiction who are looking for a good murder mystery/horror story. Think Stephen King meets Patricia Cornwell, with lots of gay sexual references to satisfy readers. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more of Mr. Reed's work.