Hidden Danger: A Chilling Psychological ThrillerThis is a fictional story of a 16-year-old serial killer. As interesting as the concept was, I found myself nearly closing the book before the end of the first chapter. The main character (Rita) spent so much of the first chapter bragging about how the police would never catch her, that I found myself rooting for her to be caught or killed from the start.

What made the story intriguing enough to go on was the fact that her father helped her in her crimes because of his own morbid fascination with killing.

I'm glad I continued on with the story though because it was a definite attention keeper. Rita has a plan, but only hints at parts of it. Throughout the rest of the story, I found myself doubting if things were still going according to plan or if her father had gone off the rails.

The most interesting part about this story and what ties it all together is the relationship between father and daughter. Albeit a sick and twisted relationship where the two don't exactly bond but have a mutual understanding of their symbiotic need for each other.

I also found it intriguing when Ms. Harryman added facts about real-life serial killers told from Rita's perspective as if she were comparing herself to her competition.

I came out of this book with a grudging respect for the lengths Rita would go to in order to feel the emotions of her victims.

The first person perspective puts you right in the head of the killer. You experience her thoughts as she does. This does not make for many warm, fuzzy feelings. This book is not for the kids or the faint of heart. Even though I don't remember an excessive amount of gore, the systematic and ruthless way of building the victims' hopes up only to see them come crashing down over and over, was brutal.

What tied this novel together for me was the last few pages. I will be first in line to purchase the sequel when it comes out.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who likes to read about serial killers.