Review: THE RAPTOR & THE WREN by Chuck Wendig

Publisher Saga Press
Length 274 pages
Format paperback

Published 2018

Series Miriam Black #5
My Copy I bought it

My Review

"You do not forgive.You act. You change fate. You move the world, one degree at a time. One life saved, another taken. Forgiveness is passive - it is taking your hands off the wheel and letting go. But you never take your hands off the wheel."

Mayhem continues to follow Miriam as she contends with a copy cat killer mimicking her murders; however, this is no run-of-the-mill serial killer, each murder is deftly reconstructed in explicit detail, mirroring Miriam's own grisly encounters with the grim reaper. So much so, that Grosky, the FBI Agent from the previous books, takes an interest in the killings and tries to track down Miriam, hoping she can shed some light on the plague of darkness surrounding her. 

The fifth installment in the Miriam Black series is one of the best; Miriam continues to grow as a character, and her adventures continue to be exciting and unpredictable. 

The continuity with the previous books is strong with characters, either those on the peripheral or adversaries or acquaintances being referenced or making an appearance throughout the course of the book. A degree of familiarity with the earlier books is must, unlike some of the other installments in the series, The Raptor & The Wren does not read well as a standalone.

My rating: 5/5 stars. If you're not reading Miriam Black, you're missing out on a great series of books.

You can read my review of Thunderbird, book 4, HERE