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    The Thief of All Light
    The Thief of All Light
    The Thief of All Light
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    The Thief of All Light

    Written by Bernard Schaffer

    Narrated by Neil Hellegers

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    "It was one thing to fantasize about evil, to reach into the darkness and play with it a little . . ."

    Rookie cop Carrie Santero has always been fascinated by serial killers. As a teenager, she wrote a letter to Charles Manson in prison-and received a chilling reply. Then she came face to face with a child murderer in her small Pennsylvania town, an encounter that haunts her to this day. Now, as a detective in training, she finally has her chance to make a difference; to hunt down a psychopathic sadist who embodies the very nature of evil itself.

    ". . . but it was something different when it knew your name."

    The killer draws inspiration from the most twisted minds in modern crime. Ted Bundy. John Wayne Gacy. Ed Gein. The Green River Killer. As the body count rises, Carrie and her boss, Chief Bill Waylon, realize they're dealing with an unpredictable "omnikiller" who cannot be profiled. Their only hope is to enlist the help of Jacob Rein, a brilliant but tarnished former detective who has plumbed the darkest recesses of the soul. Who has seen the heart of darkness. And whose insights on evil could lead Carrie to the point of no return.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateJul 31, 2018
    ISBN9781684413010

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    • 5/5
      Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Thief of all Light by @bernardschaffer ????? Take one small town rookie cop with some outstanding personal baggage, add in another seasoned cop, a damaged former detective and top it all off with a serial killer who idolizes the worst of the worst predecessor serial killers. Bernard Schaffer takes us on a journey into police work, from procedural to personal perspectives. Without overwhelming the details, allowing us to understand the case and yet not get bogged down in facts. The writing was amazing, story flowed with my heart pounding, chills ran down my spine, left me turning the pages madly until I reached the perfect ending. BUY. THIS. BOOK!! This book is available now and honestly cannot wait to start An Unsettled Grave Pub Date 7.30.2019
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    • 3/5
      I'm really torn on this book. Really torn.

      First the good stuff. I enjoyed the gritty, dark tone throughout the book. There were tiny bits of humor here and there but, for the most part, it was dark like you'd expect a book about serial killers to be. I also liked the author's voice and writing style. There were some more technical things that held me up but I'll get to that next.

      The not-so-good stuff got to me more and more as the book went on. One of my big pet-peeves is head hopping. And this book has it in spades. Putting that out there and moving on... I think my biggest problem with this book, though, is Carrie Santero. Her personality didn't seem consistent. She was sometimes portrayed as very naive and at others a tough woman who's been around the block a few times. Her knowledge and experience as a cop feels much more like a brand-new rookie but she's been on the force for four years. And she seems totally unaware of some concepts and common sense things that I would think anyone would know. Just one example is her having to be told that real police don't have the same types of resources/technologies as TV shows. I wouldn't think someone who's been a police officer for four years would need to be told that. One more quick thing - Carrie didn't feel genuinely female to me. And her interactions with her best friend didn't feel genuine either. I know this book was written by a man but I would have been able to tell even if I went into it blindly. That's important to me. I think I would have liked her better had she been a young male cop.

      There were plot issues that didn't really feel right either, like a homeless ex-cop/ex-felon who works this case for free to assuage his guilty feelings. And he's working it with the rookie/not-rookie who has a strong family-like bond with two of the latest victims who was assigned as the lead investigator (and only investigator) on the case. The ex-cop states repeatedly that the chief shouldn't have assigned her to the case but there's no valid explanation to justify the assignment. I just don't get it.

      So, why the three stars instead of fewer? Because even with all the problems I had while reading, I still wanted to see how it ended up. I sort of grew to care about Rein and wanted to see him experience something positive.

      The biggest reason for the higher rating is because of the way the serial killer's motive was handled. I thought this was interesting and I wanted to know a lot more about him. More than what we were given because of the focus on the two cops but I loved what I got of that aspect of the book.

      Will I read the sequel? Yeah, I sure will. I want to see if Santero matures into a better cop. I want to see what happens with the survivor from the previous book, and I want to see if Rein is reinstated or just continues to tag along, brooding, and not getting paid. And I also got an ARC from the author which started my whole interest in this series. He's a cold-case solving cop who also seems really nice.

      If you don't mind POV changes mid-scene and enjoy dark, sometimes bloody serial killer/cop books, give this one a shot!
    • 3/5
      Rookie, wannabe-detective Carrie Santero teams up with veteran cops Bill Waylon and Jacob Rein to stop a copycat serial killer.This edgy police procedural builds suspense through its rush to apprehend a serial killer before he strikes again. There’s no mystery about who’s who and who did what, but the tension builds as the police race to find a missing woman and child who may well be in the hands of a deranged killer who’s trying on different serial killer personas. At times, however, scenes are excessively graphic and filled with both cruelty and depravity.Complex, well-developed characters populate the narrative, although there are times readers may cringe at the characters’ choices and actions. The author’s law enforcement experience is evident throughout the narrative and provides a particular authenticity to the police work. But the rough, vulgar language is certainly not the ordinary language of all police officers and its over-use here is likely to be off-putting for many readers.
    • 5/5
      The Thief of All Light by Bernard SchafferSantero and Rein #1Murder mysteries with serial killers are not uncommon but this one is uncommonly good. After starting to read I could not put it down. The Santero – Rein team had the rookie wannabe detective eventually teaming up with an older scarred detective no longer on the police force and the two together was one that I “got” and enjoyed watching. The serial killer was devoid of humanity and if there was anything that I might have liked to see more of it would have been his backstory but…sometimes it doesn’t really matter what the backstory is as no matter what it was it would not justify the deeds perpetrated. The idea that evil is dark, might have a face, is alive, can see and pull on a person and that doors are involved to let it in or keep it out…not really personification…but the way it was presented here resonated with me. The fact that good people may have to access that evil to find and put away evil people and the impact it can have on the ones that capture such evil was also interesting and resonated. Carrie Santero is relatively new on the job and her boss often sees her more as a daughter than a rookie cop. Her boss, Bill Waylon, is strong and fair and a great person to act as her leader. They get along well and seem to see eye to eye though sometimes he is more friend than boss. There are a few more interesting characters in the detective section that no doubt will appear again in future books…as will perhaps Thome – son of Rein who calls Waylon “uncle”. And then, there is Jacob Rein. Rein and Waylon were once partners who put away a heinous serial killer. Rein has dropped off the radar for a number of years but is pulled in again when a serial killer appears that takes Carries best friend Molly and Molly’s daughter captive. From that point on there is a race to the finish that may or may not be what the reader hopes for. Did I like this book? DefinitelyWould I like to read more in this series? Of courseIs this a new-to-me author I will read again? Without a doubtThank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC – This is my honest review. 5 Stars