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Blindside
An FBI Thriller
First published 2003 · 512 pages
A fast-paced, dual-threat procedural that balances high-stakes peril with the comforting banter of a seasoned husband-and-wife FBI team.
What it feels like
Reading this thriller feels like strapping in for a classic early-2000s procedural ride, where bizarre, high-stakes crimes are anchored by the rock-solid partnership of a beloved husband-and-wife FBI team. The pace is brisk and bouncy, whipping the reader between an eerie, atmospheric Tennessee town harboring a charismatic cult leader and the gritty, urgent hunt for a serial killer in Washington, D.C. Despite the dark subject matter, including child endangerment and calculated murders, the mood never tips into suffocating bleakness, thanks to the warm, affectionate banter and unshakeable competence of the core investigators. It is a perfect fit for readers who crave pulse-pounding, twisting mysteries served with a comforting dose of found family and romantic suspense.
- Mood
- tense
- eerie
- urgent
- comfortingly familiar
- Tone
- suspenseful
- dramatic
- affectionate
- urgent
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- protective instincts · partnership and trust · small-town secrets · the pursuit of justice
- The writing
- Direct, dialogue-heavy, and momentum-driven, prioritizing plot twists and character chemistry over atmospheric description.
- The arc
- Begins with the sharp anxiety of a child in peril, twists through bizarre and eerie revelations, and culminates in the satisfying restoration of order.
- Who it's for
- Fans of romantic suspense and procedural thrillers who love bizarre, twisting cases anchored by highly competent, deeply connected partners.
Content notes
- child kidnapping and endangerment
- murder
- gun violence
- cult dynamics
About the book
Are you ready for a wild ride? When six-year-old Sam Kettering is kidnapped and manages to save himself, everything's over, right? Not by a long shot.
Sheriff Katie Benedict contacts Sam's father, Miles Kettering, ex-FBI agent, and he and Savich fly to eastern Tennessee to determine why Sam was kidnapped and brought to such an unlikely locale as Jessborough, Tennessee.
The kidnappers just don't give up. They try again. The question remains: Why do the kidnappers want this little boy so badly? The investigation leads to a charismatic, intense, twenty-first-century Rasputin, Reverend Sooner McCamy, and his gorgeous, enigmatic wife, Elsbeth.
As if the kidnapping case weren't enough, Savich and Sherlock are at the same time desperate to find the cold-blooded killer of three high school math teachers in the Washington, D.C., area.
I absolutely guarantee you will be scratching your head while checking to be sure your doors are locked as you try to figure out these two very different mysteries.
Enjoy, Catherine Coulter
Description from Open Library.
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