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A review by soobooksalot
Head Cases by John McMahon
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Head Cases is leading a great new crime thriller series.
Criminal Minds fans, this is for you.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC for review!
Meet the five agents of the FBI Patterns And Recognition (PAR) unit - Cassie Pardo, Joanne "Shooter" Harris, newcomer Richie Brancato, boss Frank Roberts, and the story told from POV of special agent Gardner Camden.
The team finds new theories and leads on cases where investigations have grown stale.
They are all specialized in their own rights, with Gardner being a genius with puzzles, and not so much with human interaction.
The case that opens Head Cases is of a recently-deceased body found. But the man was on record of having died seven years prior.
The "world building" here is great, Camden being the central character but we know we will learn more of the others as the series progresses. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, expected in 2026.
Released on Jan. 28.
Criminal Minds fans, this is for you.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC for review!
Meet the five agents of the FBI Patterns And Recognition (PAR) unit - Cassie Pardo, Joanne "Shooter" Harris, newcomer Richie Brancato, boss Frank Roberts, and the story told from POV of special agent Gardner Camden.
The team finds new theories and leads on cases where investigations have grown stale.
They are all specialized in their own rights, with Gardner being a genius with puzzles, and not so much with human interaction.
The case that opens Head Cases is of a recently-deceased body found. But the man was on record of having died seven years prior.
The "world building" here is great, Camden being the central character but we know we will learn more of the others as the series progresses. I'm very much looking forward to the next book, expected in 2026.
Released on Jan. 28.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail