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Full diclosure I won an advance copy of this in a Goodreads giveaway! I read Funaro's first book The Sculptor and really liked it. Just got this book in and it was signed by the author too!
The Impaler is the second book from Gregory Funaro and it features FBI agent and profiler Sam Markham. It is a truly fast paced but very convoluted novel and there are lots of twists and turns that keep you reading. I enjoyed the book but I have to tell you it is gory. The killer tortures and literally impales his victims (Like Vlad the Impaler). Funaro’s descriptions are eerily detailed, grim, and seem very realistic.
The characters are complex and believable, they don’t go running around doing things that make you scratch your head and say, “that would never happen.” You care for them, and you may even start to understand the killer in a weird way too. (Note I didn’t say sympathize, he is far too sick for that.)
The book starts with the torture and murder of a lawyer in North Carolina and FBI Supervisory Special Agent Sam Markham, a widower, whose wife’s killer is about to be executed, and he has been promoted to the Behavioral Analysis unit in Quantico, Virginia. He is sent to North Carolina to investigate three murders connected by their gruesome method but seemingly nothing else. From there all I can say is hang on because the ride is going to get very bumpy. You will have to read it yourself.
I liked Funero’s first book and recommend it but The Impaler is an improvement in every way. This author has topped his first book and I can’t wait to read the next one.
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