Richard Montanari’s thriller “The Rosary Girls” [ISBN 0099486881] is an exceptional book of its genre. Some of the scenes are quite terrifying, even for a hardened thriller reader, and the way the author has engineered the suspense is masterful. It is very, very scary in parts, particularly the last few scenes.
Richard Montanari’s thriller “The Rosary Girls” [ISBN 0099486881] is an exceptional book of its genre. Some of the scenes are quite terrifying, even for a hardened thriller reader, and the way the author has engineered the suspense is masterful. It is very, very scary in parts, particularly the last few scenes. Good plot, and well-rounded, interesting characters, fast moving narrative. Set in Philadelphia, it features Jessica Belzano new in her role as homicide cop together with her veteran partner, Kevin Byrne, trying to track down the killer who is planning to murder five girls. Each girl is found elaborately staged with a Rosary with beads missing - and they stay just behind the killer at each stage. There are a number of suspects we cleverly believe we can spot, but one by one they disappear. There are no distracting sub-plots, all are wound tightly into the story, which is very satisfying. The ending is about the most unexpected and clever of a book of this type I have read for a long time.
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