Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The Splitting Storm

The Splitting Storm is by Rene Gutteridge and I loved every page of it.

FBI agent Mick Kline knows that adrenaline rush well. When he's not chasing criminals, he's chasing tornados across Texas and Oklahoma. The book opens with his pursuit of the perfect picture of a twister. But this storm quickly gives way to another one when Mick's brother, a police officer, is found dead and he becomes obsessed with tracking down the killer.

Instead, intent on revenge, Kline follows a trail of clues that leads to Bakerville, Tex., where Faith Kemper, the recovering wife of another murder victim, is in hiding - afraid she is next.

Right off the bat I was intrigued by the fact that the lead character was a storm chaser. The first chapter had such a powerful description of the storm he wanted to take photographs of and how it felt to be in the thick of it. Unfortunately there was to be no more storm chasing and he entire chapter was more of a foreshadowing than anything else.

Mick ends up being told he needs to take a month off because the strain of his brother's murder has gotten to him. He is obsessed with finding the killer and the more research he does the more he is certain there is a serial killer. A killer who kills police officers and in a very unorganized manner. No one believes his theory because the deaths seem so unrelated.

When Mick goes looking for more information on the death of Paul Kemper he ends up meeting the widow, Faith. She is battling more than just having witnessed the murder of her husband, she is also being stalked by the killer AND she has lost all faith in God.

This is a fantastic story, I truly loved it and will be looking for the next two books in this storm series. If you like a mystery, a thriller and a little bit of romantic tension mingled in then you'll enjoy this book. Four stars!

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