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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Lisa Jackson has given readers a chilling story to ponder in her suspense novel, The Morning After. There are multiple murders and no one seems able to connect the dots in order to solve the mystery of people being buried alive, on top of rotting corpses. Once you get past the horror of the crime, you begin to sort through the cast of characters to try to out-think the author before the end smacks you in the face. Detective Pierce Reed has some past problems to overcome and journalist Nikki Gillette needs a topnotch story to get her out of the doldrums of stories which attract few readers. It is not surprising that the two should meet under less than desirable circumstances. Nikki is all over the detective in her attempts to get a lead story and this only aggravates the detective, such that he goes into avoidance mode. But, lo and behold, Reed finally contacts Nikki and the two must find common ground in order to solve the heinous crime of a serial killer on the loose.
I found it a bit difficult to like the lead character of Nikki but the author has done a fine job of seeing her traits through consistently. There are many characters and it takes concentration on the part of the reader to put them all in place to follow the story through to completion. The descriptions of the victims' last moments is compelling and the characters are complex and just elusive enough that the reader will keep turning the pages to learn more. Jackson is fast becoming a leading suspense author and The Morning After will certainly facilitate her climb to the top.
