A review by thegeekybibliophile
Stalked by Elizabeth Heiter

4.0

I received an advance review copy of this book courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher.

"If you're reading this, I'm already dead..."

Seven little words. That's all it took to sell me on reading this book. I had to know who wrote it and why. Most importantly, I needed to know if they were dead. And it didn't matter that I'd barely begun to read the blurb, and had no idea what the story was about. A blurb that starts like that simply cannot be ignored.

When I requested the ARC, I didn't notice it was part of a series. I don't like reading books out of order, but fortunately it wasn't a problem. There are a few references to events that occurred in previous books, but it's not confusing at all.

I really enjoyed the Evelyn Baine character. She reminded me of the Emily Prentiss character on Criminal Minds in many ways, which (for me) made her that much more interesting.

I was very impressed with Heiter's ability to weave such a complex tale. There was never a dull moment, and the stakes were high throughout the story. There was a palpable sense of urgency in the search for Haley Cooke that steadily increased and kept me on the edge of my seat as one lead after another was investigated. The action-packed ending was fantastic, giving readers an extremely satisfying resolution.