Very, very creepy book. Page-turner beach-read in the vein of Thomas Harris' Silence of the Lambs. No cannibalism here or anything, but, y'know: kidnapping, sadistic murder, and psychological horror. Not written lightly, even though it teeters on corny at some points. The beginning is awkward but once the rhythm of the story is established between the different time frames it's easy to lose yourself in the book.