Book info

• Title Traces of Kara
• Author Melissa Foster
• Year 2013
• Genre Mystery

Kara Knight didn't know she had a twin... until it was too late. Kara Knight can't wait to leave her hometown for the promise of nursing school and a fresh start on her future--leaving behind an over protective mother, a broken heart and painful memories. However, twenty-five miles away, the twin she doesn't know exists is determined to be reunited with the sister he cannot forget. Kara is abducted and thrown into her obsessive captor's delusional world. As the past she thought she knew unravels around her, Kara struggles to make sense of the memories that come creeping back, threatening her sanity and her safety. Meanwhile, Kara's mother races against time to save the daughter she fears she will lose when a long-held secret is revealed. The hours tick away as her captor plays out his plan--to take Kara with him into death at the exact moment of their birth, never to be separated again.

Thoughts

An interesting little tale, one that covers the horror of a twin searching for his sibling in the hopes of spending more time together, whether it is in this life or the next. I felt it was a little bit clunky to start with, setting up each character in small town America style, and dragging out the fact that Kara and Marissa were the one and the same person, when that bit was quite clear from the start.

However, once the action started, it was really very intense. Almost entirely taking place in the claustrophobic basement of a spooky power plant, on a dark and stormy night, it was gripping. With the addition of a ticking clock, literally to start with, the odds started stacking up against the good guys, to the point where I was ready to give up on their behalf! They stuck at it though, and wound their way towards a satisfying conclusion. Not bad at all.

Rating: 3 / 5