A Maiden's Grave (Jeffery Deaver)
I picked this book because I had been having dry spell with anything with even a touch of romance in it, and I was desperate. I thought I need to read non-romance to get my mojo back. And boy, did I choose the right book to do the job.
This book was TOP NOTCH suspense! I was on the edge of my seat and bed all the frickin' time ... from the moment where Lou Handy and two of his friends took hostage of eight deaf girls along with their teachers ... to that very end (and god damn that ending!). The whole hours of negotiation was excruciating, because I totally had no idea what the bad guys were planning, what kind of plans that Arthur Potter would execute, and what kind of bad things that would happen to the girls. MAN, this book was not for the weak heart, me thinks. Even until the end, Deaver didn't really slow down, kept giving us surprises. Seriously, TOP NOTCH!
I did have quite a trouble of remembering the characters though... there were so many here, coming and staying or going. Except for the main characters like Potter, Handy, and Melanie, I kept trying to remember who was who and supposedly doing what! *lol*
Pheww, I guess I'm ready to get back to my 'easy' life and romance.