
(Can someone say Stranger Danger?) She is madly, deeply, irrevocably in love with Jonathan, the town’s most eligible bachelor. She seemed unintelligent by making obviously bad decisions. The story begins in the present but most of it takes place in the past. However, I saw the UK cover (below) first and was immediately intrigued - not to mention the amazing title that ties so well with the true meaning of the book. I do not like it all it reminds me of a forensic thriller cover. Thank God I did not judge this book by the US cover (above) because I would have never picked it up. It’s one of the most original and haunting stories I’ve read all year. This description doesn’t even scratch the surface of the storyline in this novel. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated. despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae-Lanny-walks into his ER, she changes his life forever.

Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. I can’t even begin to explain to you the complexity of this story. The Taker by Alma Katsu is one of the most intriguing, genuinely interesting, and intoxicating books I’ve read in a long time.
