The Fixerby T.E. Woods
Published byAlibi
Published on February, 2014
Genres: Thriller
Pages: 312
Source: complimentary review copy
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Never a doubt. Never a mistake. Always for justice. Never for revenge.She’s the person you hire when you need something fixed—permanently. With a strict set of criteria, she evaluates every request and chooses only a few. No more than one job per country, per year. She will only step in if it’s clear that justice will not be served any other way. Her jobs are completed with skill and precision, and never result in inquiry or police investigation. The Fixer is invisible—and quite deadly. . . .
In the office of a clinical psychologist in Olympia, Washington, a beautiful young woman is in terrible emotional pain. She puts up walls, tells lies, and seems to speak in riddles, but the doctor is determined to help her heal, despite the fact that she claims to have hurt many people. As their sessions escalate, the psychologist feels compelled to reach out to the police . . . but it might be too late.
In Seattle, a detective gets a call from his son. A dedicated journalist, he wants his father’s expertise as he looks into a suspicious death. Together they follow the trail of leads toward a stone-cold hired killer—only to find that death has been closer than either could have imagined.
Part psychological thriller and part mystery. Is it vigilante justice or a cold blooded killer? And who exactly is the Fixer?
Human nature has always held a bit of fascination for me ~ I like to figure out why people act the way the do and how they deal with the consequences of those actions. The Fixer was certainly right up my alley in that it takes just that, the actions and consequences of those actions, throws in a few extremes like murder, extortion and child abuse and enough twists and turns to make the most extreme roller coaster seem like a straight ride.
With characters that have enough complexity to be real, events that could have come straight out of the headlines, and a tightly plotted script I thoroughly enjoyed The Fixer. The author humanizes the characters, especially the psychologist and her patient, Savannah. The ins and outs of their relationship and personal lives show a clear {but decidedly not straight} path to the life they lead today. What happens when they get together is both an implosion and explosion of sorts! I’m anxious to read the next one that has Detective Mort Grant in the crosshairs of a demented and determined killer in The Red Hot Fix. If you like a good thrilling adventure that keeps you guessing then pick up The Fixer!
About the Author: T. E. Woods is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Madison, Wisconsin. Her scientific writings are well represented in peer-reviewed journals and academic texts. Her literary works earned her first place for Fiction at the University of Wisconsin Writers’ Institute. Dr. Woods enjoys kayaking, hiking, biking, and hanging around the house while her two dogs help her make sense of the world. Her habit of relaxing by conjuring up any manner of diabolical murder methods and plots often finds her friends urging her to take up knitting.
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