Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
Catch Me
Amazon US HC Amazon Canada HC
A. J. Holt
Class/Genre: Mystery Government Agency Thriller
Series: Jay Fletcher
St. Martin's, Aug 1999, $23.95, 336 pp.
Former FBI computer guru and serial killer slayer Jay Fletcher remains buried deep inside the Witness Security Program. However, one of her captures from her previous life, Billy Bones escapes from the criminally insane hospital where he has lived. The brilliant Billy, a practitioner of chaos theory, demands the agency resurfaces his enemy Jay or he will begin a killing spree of historical proportions.
Billy forces Jay to come out of hiding when he e-mails her to "CATCH ME". She knows she is unsafe and not able to rest until she stops Billy. Jay begins to pursue Billy. As the murder count rises, Billy intellectually explains his vicious murders that include children among his victims. They are a stimulus that proves he is a different species. While Jay has her doubts about his thought processes, this cat and mouse chase fails to define who is the cat and who is the mouse.
CATCH ME, the sequel to WATCH ME, is an exciting serial killer thriller. Though the story line occasionally slows down due to introspection, overall the plot is fast-paced and filled with action that will excite sub-genre readers. Jay is an intriguing character, but seeing the world through Billy's mind ("The Butterfly Effect", etc.) is what makes A.J. Holt's novel a sure fan favorite.
Harriet Klausner
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