The Bishop (#04 in The Bowers Files Series)

In the fourth Patrick Bowers thriller - after The Pawn (2007), The Rook (2008), and The Knight (2009) - the FBI criminologist is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. At a primate research facility, a woman was attacked by two chimpanzees, but this was no accident: someone had tied the victim, a congressman's daughter, to a tree and set the animals on her. Patrick, who's faced his share of twisted killers, might be encountering his most clever foe. \\r\\n\\r\\nThis is a fine thriller, featuring a strong, compassionate protagonist and a couple of pretty scary villains (imagine if Bonnie and Clyde were serial killers, and if they were completely mad). James, an accomplished writer who seems equally at home writing hard-edged thrillers and books about spirituality for adults and younger readers, clearly knows how to spin a yarn; and - despite its thematic similarities to the television series Criminal Minds - this novel is fresh and exciting. \\r\\n\\r\\n