Freak by Jennifer Hillier ~ review

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Gallery Books (August 7, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1451664540
• ISBN-13: 978-1451664546

Also available as an e-book

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Publication Date: August 7, 2012

Suspense magazine chose Jennifer Hillier’s “truly frightening” debut,Creep, as one of 2011’s best novels, while #1 bestselling author Jeffery Deaver cautioned “you better call in sick—you’re not going anywhere until you finish reading.” Now, Hillier returns to the Pacific Northwest college town where one killer’s stranglehold has ebbed . . . but another sick mind has waited for the perfect moment to pick up where the terror left off. Sitting alone in a maximum-security prison cell, Abby Maddox is a celebrity. Her claim to fame is the envy of every freak on the outside: she’s the former lover of Ethan Wolfe, the killer who left more than a dozen dead women in his wake and nearly added Puget Sound State professor Sheila Tao to the tally. Now Abby, serving a nine-year sentence for slashing a police officer’s throat in a moment of rage, has little human contact—save for the letters that pour in from demented fans, lunatics, and creeps. But a new wave of murders has given Abby a possible chance for a plea bargain—because this killer has been sending her love letters, and carving a message on the bodies of the victims: Free Abby Maddox.

Jerry Isaac will never forget the attack—or his attacker. The hideous scarring and tortured speech are daily reminders that the one-time Seattle PD officer, now a private investigator, is just lucky to be alive. Abby Maddox deserves to rot in jail—forever, as far as Jerry’s concerned. But she alone may possess crucial evidence—letters from this newest killer—that could crack open the disturbing case. With the help of Professor Sheila Tao, seasoned police detective Mike Torrance, and intuitive criminology student Danny Mercy, Jerry must coax the shattering truth from isolated, dangerous Abby Maddox. Can he put the pieces together before Abby’s number one fan takes another life in the name of a killer’s perverted idea of justice?

My take on this book:

After reading "Creep" I became an immediate fan of Jennifer Hillier and couldn't wait to read the next installment in the series. Well all I can say "freak" was worth the wait. 

There is a killer on the loose, someone is murdering high class call girls and leaving a message carved into their body. The message is Free Abby Maddox! Abby Maddox was the girlfriend  of seriel killer Ethan Wolfe, from the book"Creep."  She is serving a stint in prison, and turns out she has been getting love letters from the killer. She decides working with the police to help catch the killer just might get her a reduced sentence,but can they figure out who it is before he strikes again?

This book grabbed me from the opening pages, starting off fast and furious and not letting up until the end. The author has an interesting cast of characters, and for me it I thought the returning character of Sheila Tao was easier to connect with in this installment.

If your a fan of fast paced, page turning edge of your seat reading then your going to want to pick up this one. A book that once I started reading I just couldn't put it down!

A complimentary copy of this book was provided for review purposes.