“His singular motive is pleasure. The only way he
can feel it is by torturing his victims in the most depraved ways” (Webb). This
is the profile of Eric Spears a.k.a. ‘The Player’, a serial killer and Jess’
personal stalker. Spears was introduced to us in the first book of “Faces of
Evil” series by Debra Webb. “Impulse”,
the second book, takes off where the first book of the series ends. It tells the
continuing the story of Jess Harris, who is hesitantly going on to the next
part of her life, after leaving everything for which she had worked so hard.
She was working as a profiler for the FBI, but her rogue ways led her to quit before
she was dismissed. Before she knew it she had accepted the position of
Birmingham’s Deputy Chief of Special Problems Unit.
“Obsession”, the series’ first book, ended with
Spears kidnapping Detective Lori Wells to get Jess’ attention. In the second novel,
Jess and her new unit, rush to save Detective Wells from certain death.
Meanwhile, Jess and Police Chief Dan Burnett work on their personal lives
together, as they work to close the case. But The Player has some tricks up his
sleeve, as he tries to get them to play a dangerous game. “A grin spread across
his lips. ‘Ah… So you’re ready to play,
are you?’” (Webb)
Ms. Webb writes a very tight, fast paced story which
grabs the reader’s imagination from the very beginning. I enjoyed this book
even more than the first, and, needless to say, I am addicted to this series.
