Review: SHOCKWAVES by Thomas Tessier

What a subtly horrifying novel! Amazing! The author gently balances routine "normal" reality with some distinctly spooky stuff, which is all bound up with crime and with railroaded "justice" (no mercy and very little common sense) and with dreams of a good life, and failure, and seeking for love; all these "normal" human components, while all the time in the background are these monsters--and they're not all "criminals." Sometimes the wolf in the sheep pen looks just like a "good guy," and sometimes the wolf is a charm-dispensing, possibly supernatural, entity wielding a sharp object. Serious thought-provoking here!

Shockwaves was originally published in 1987 and in some parts it's pretty obvious. The book is well written but some parts were confusing and the storyline moved along slowly.

Shockwaves by Thomas Tessier.
Jackie is lost. A college student stuck in a loveless marriage, she feels she cannot escape the monotony of her life.
Then along comes Brooks, a mysterious but successful lawyer with political ambitions. He’s passionate, a true lover.
But someone else has come to town.
Brooks, Jackie discovers, is tracking a serial killer known as The Blade, whose victims are exclusively teenage girls.
The killer is on a rampage, pursuing several women. Soon, many turn up dead – brutally murdered by the Blade.
As he goes on however, he begins to get carried away with the killings and makes mistakes.
Soon, the situation rises above boiling point. As Jackie has a confusing encounter with the man who appears to be the murderer, she is forced to decide:
With the intensity of both the murders and her relationship hotting up, will she be able to keep her head?
Will she be able to control herself?
A very good read with good characters. Although slow in places it was confusing in places and I didn’t understand the ending. 3*. Netgalley and Endeavour press.

Great story! Looking forward to reading more by this author!