Profile: The Soul Catcher / At the Stroke of Madness

by Alex Kava

Two Maggie O’Dell stories from bestselling author Alex Kava The Soul Catcher In a secluded cabin six young men stage a deadly standoff with FBI agents. In a wooded area near the FDR Memorial in Washington, the body of a senator’s daughter is discovered. FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell is called to the crime scene of a murdered young girl who was assaulted, strangled and left to die near the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C. Her investigation leads Maggie to Reverend Everett, the charismatic leader of a religious group who had held a prayer meeting the night before the murder — a meeting that had attracted many young people, including the victim. Searching for leads with her partner, Tully, Maggie begins to realize that this case may strike close to home — her own mother is involved with Everett, and she may be the key to solving the case At The Stroke Of Madness In the tomblike silence of an abandoned rock quarry someone is trying to hide their dirty little secret. A secret that is about to be discovered. Special Agent Maggie O'Dell is on the trail of a serial murderer who has an affinity for lopping off his victims' diseased body parts and embalming the rest of their bodies in 55-gallon oil drums. Now Maggie suspects that her friend Gwen may be the murderer's next victim, and her only chance of finding the killer depends on the memory of an Alzheimer-stricken man.

576 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2014

About the author

ALEX KAVA IS A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the critically acclaimed Maggie O’Dell series and a new series featuring former Marine, Ryder Creed and his K9 dogs. Her stand-alone novel, One False Move, was the 2006 One Book One Nebraska. Published in over thirty countries, Kava’s novels have made the bestseller lists in the UK, Australia, Germany, Japan, Italy and Poland. Her novel Stranded was awarded both a Florida Book Award and the Nebraska Book Award. She is a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild and International Thriller Writers. Kava divides her time between Omaha, Nebraska and Pensacola, Florida.

Reviews

[Sarah Scowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually read the paperback version of this book but was unable to locate it on goodreads so am reviewing it here.

The first story was okay. The second one was quite different from the first and i knew the killer as soon as their name was first mentioned so it became less exciting for me, especially when the book ended with the killer being who i thought it was.

This was the first time i had read any books by this author and i would be happy to read more, but would prefer less of the swearing.

[Tayla Richter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Two great stories in one book!

[Beatté · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wish Maggie would not keep harping on good old dead dad