Browne (Kiss Her Goodbye
) shows tremendous promise in this sophomore effort, a taut psychological thriller with hints of the supernatural and an ending that will leave readers speechless. A young woman found naked and covered in someone else's blood tries to attack Special Victims Det. Frank Blackburn. He links her to a nearby murder done in the style of the “Vincent Van Gogh” serial killer. The Van Gogh killer's most recent victim was Abby Tolan, wife of renowned psychiatrist Dr. Michael Tolan. As Tolan, who works with Blackburn, tries to help the young woman recover her memory, she reveals things only Abby would know and begins a startling physical transformation into his dead wife. The deeply satisfying story moves at a furious pace, packed with unexpected and original clues and plot twists. (Feb.)
