Why read Before Evil?

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'O'Dell could be Reacher's long-lost twin' LEE CHILD

Special Agent Maggie O'Dell doesn't need to set foot at a crime scene to catch a serial killer. From her small Quantico office, she's profiled criminals using just Polaroids and faxed copies of evidence from homicide detectives across the country.

Then comes…

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1 author picked Before Evil as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Judith Mathison

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Alex Kava has written a prequel to her Maggie O’Dell series 18 years after the first entry in the series, and 11 books later!

I was struck by the clever concept of going back to explain more about O’Dell, her serial killer arch-nemesis, Albert Stuckey, and the horrific cat-and-mouse games to which this monster subjected her. The author very deftly dives into these two fascinating characters, both with their human foibles.

Maggie O’Dell, FBI Special Agent and serial killer profiler, first appeared in A Perfect Evil. Stuckey is not the main killer in this book and only mentioned along…

From Judith's 3 favorite reads in 2023.