Jill Prand: Cleansing Evil by Derek Dorr Review & Giveaway

Cleansing Evil

Derek Dorr

From the outside, Dr. Christian Rinaldi has the perfect life. He is a good looking psychiatrist with a thriving practice, more than a dozen best-selling novels, a beautiful home and every toy that a man could possibly want. Sure, he also has a demanding boss, needy friends, recurring nightmares from childhood traumas, a nosy housemate, severe trust issues and a bad habit that he can’t seem to shake, but who doesn’t?

Christian’s issues are slightly different than the average person’s. His demanding boss is the head of a 700 year old secret society of serial killers. His friends? All but two are serial killers themselves. His nightmares are of his foster father who forced him to kill. Even his secrets have secrets. The biggest secret isn’t even that he is a killer. His biggest secret is that he doesn’t want to do it anymore. Unfortunately, his boss doesn’t let his employees walk away.

Special Agent Randy Brooks, Christian’s FBI liaison, doesn’t know anything about Christian’s secret life. He just needs Christian to help him solve their current case – a series of brutal but seemingly unrelated murders. Unfortunately for Christian, to get to the bottom of the crimes, he will have to confront his deepest fears.

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My Review:

It's been a while since I read a good murder mystery. This one has a few unexpected twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat! Dr. Christian Rinaldi is a loner, he has to be, he is a serial killer. Well that's not exactly the case. Christian has the need to kill. It was taught to him by a foster father who really was a serial killer. Now Christian is part of an organization that "cleans" the community of criminals who have gotten away with horrendous crimes.

Christian's bosses are getting anxious. Christian has "cleansed" anyone in six months. Now they are sending in a new assistant to keep an eye on him. Add to this pressure the fact that his friend FBI Special Agent Randy Brooks is asking Christian to help find another serial killer. Everything seems to be coming to a head at once. Can Christian deal with all the pressure without coming apart?

I totally enjoyed this book. It was a breath of fresh air from all the romances I usually read for my blog posts! If you enjoy a good mystery I urge you to pick this one up!!