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Someone is going to great lengths to keep France-based forensic biologist Enzo Macleod from solving old murder cases with new science, as he did in the first two books in this series, Extraordinary People (2006) and The Critic (2007). His daughter, Kristy, is the target of a deadly explosion, the gym operated by daughter Sophie's boyfriend is destroyed by arson, and his own life is turned upside down by a bogus diagnosis of terminal cancer and a scheme to frame him for killing a woman friend all to keep him from finding the murderer of a Paris rent boy in 1992. As he attempts to protect his loved ones, Enzo embarks on a cat-and-mouse game with a menacing contract killer whose bizarre background adds twists to the plot. An action-packed climax on a dark mountainside in Auvergne ties up some loose ends but leaves open future threats to Enzo's life. Family tensions (notably with Enzo's two daughters from different marriages) and the occasional love interest add to the appeal of this canny crime solver.--Leber, Michele Copyright 2008 Booklist

In May's dark, intense third mystery to feature Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod, Enzo takes on his third cold case described in a book by Parisian journalist Roger Raffin--the murder of a "rent boy" 16 years earlier--but Enzo's investigation runs into trouble after he's diagnosed with terminal cancer and he's framed for murder. Evidently, the rent boy's killer fears Enzo will solve the crime if he ever gets a chance. May makes the French settings sharply real, while creating a seething tangle of emotional conflicts between Enzo and the people around him. By novel's end, the overall plot, like the emotional relationships, isn't really settled, which may feel frustrating--or may hook readers into following the developments of an unusually compelling ongoing saga. Those already familiar with the previous two books in the series, Extraordinary People (2006) and The Critic (2007), will be at an advantage. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

In his third outing (after Extraordinary People and The Critic), Scottish forensic specialist Enzo MacLeod, who teaches at a university in southwestern France, is investigating a set of cold cases outlined in a book when he becomes victimized by someone who wants to destroy him and all that he holds dear. Enzo scoops up his extended family and gets them to a safe house while he focuses on one case, the murder of a Parisian rent boy, that might be to the key to his troubles. This complicated tale weaves threads of the past into the present, presenting MacLeod with challenges that he could never have foreseen. An engrossing mystery, especially for readers who like their crimes solved in foreign settings. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

A ruthless killer targets a solver of cold cases. The oncologist has given forensic expert Enzo MacLeod (The Critic, 2007, etc.) a death sentence. But he barely has time to ponder his future when a frantic call from his daughter Kirsty, with whom he has an uncertain relationship, sends him racing from his home in Cahors to Strasbourg. Kirsty's friend was killed by a bomb meant for her, and her apartment is trashed, their money stolen and their credit cards canceled. On top of that, his daughter Sophie's boyfriend's gym is torched, and the police are seeking MacLeod as a suspect in a murder case back home. MacLeod quickly realizes a crafty killer has set him up. The only bright spot is his one-night stand with Anna, a ski instructor who offers his family a safe house in the Alps while he and Kirsty's boyfriend Raffin, the journalist whose book on cold cases started MacLeod on his quest, search France, England and Spain for the person responsible for one of the unsolved cases on MacLeod's list. Tension mounts as MacLeod learns that his opposite number is a professional who has used many identities. Relentlessly stalked by the murderer, he must use all his skills to get himself and his family out of the case alive. A cerebral, chilling tale bound to burnish May's reputation. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Someone is going to great lengths to keep France-based forensic biologist Enzo Macleod from solving old murder cases with new science, as he did in the first two books in this series, Extraordinary People (2006) and The Critic (2007). His daughter, Kristy, is the target of a deadly explosion, the gym operated by daughter Sophie's boyfriend is destroyed by arson, and his own life is turned upside down by a bogus diagnosis of terminal cancer and a scheme to frame him for killing a woman friend all to keep him from finding the murderer of a Paris rent boy in 1992. As he attempts to protect his loved ones, Enzo embarks on a cat-and-mouse game with a menacing contract killer whose bizarre background adds twists to the plot. An action-packed climax on a dark mountainside in Auvergne ties up some loose ends but leaves open future threats to Enzo's life. Family tensions (notably with Enzo's two daughters from different marriages) and the occasional love interest add to the appeal of this canny crime solver. Copyright 2008 Booklist Reviews.

In his third outing (after Extraordinary People and The Critic ), Scottish forensic specialist Enzo MacLeod, who teaches at a university in southwestern France, is investigating a set of cold cases outlined in a book when he becomes victimized by someone who wants to destroy him and all that he holds dear. Enzo scoops up his extended family and gets them to a safe house while he focuses on one case, the murder of a Parisian rent boy, that might be to the key to his troubles. This complicated tale weaves threads of the past into the present, presenting MacLeod with challenges that he could never have foreseen. An engrossing mystery, especially for readers who like their crimes solved in foreign settings.

In May's dark, intense third mystery to feature Scottish forensic scientist Enzo Macleod, Enzo takes on his third cold case described in a book by Parisian journalist Roger Raffin—the murder of a "rent boy" 16 years earlier—but Enzo's investigation runs into trouble after he's diagnosed with terminal cancer and he's framed for murder. Evidently, the rent boy's killer fears Enzo will solve the crime if he ever gets a chance. May makes the French settings sharply real, while creating a seething tangle of emotional conflicts between Enzo and the people around him. By novel's end, the overall plot, like the emotional relationships, isn't really settled, which may feel frustrating—or may hook readers into following the developments of an unusually compelling ongoing saga. Those already familiar with the previous two books in the series, Extraordinary People (2006) and The Critic (2007), will be at an advantage. (Nov.)