Great Book Series!
Before Another Dies
By Alton Ganksy
I thoroughly enjoyed, The Incumbent, the first novel in the Madison Glenn series. Madison Glenn is the mayor of Santa Rita and she can’t seem to avoid trouble in particular … murder victims. Arriving to work, Madison finds a car parked in her reserved spot with the driver slumped over the wheel. This driver would become one of three murders in three days. As a Congressional candidate this is the last thing Madison needs on her plate.
The second victim is the husband of one city hall’s receptionist. This murder strikes closer to home for Madison as she comforts the distraught wife. Madison herself lost her husband violently years ago. The murders are random and seemingly have no connection. Or so it seems, Madison during her sleuthing discovers each victim listened to the same late-night radio talk show host. Madison finds herself checking out the weird radio show and discovering patterns. Unfortunately, the mayor’s curiosity places her in the path of the serial killer.
In the first novel, Madison discovers and embraces the Christian faith that her husband kept from her until after his death. As a relatively new Christian, Madison tries to renew her mind and attitudes especially around the difficult people she must work with in city hall. Sometimes she stumbles badly and gets discouraged, but she keeps going with prayer and by calling on her pastor when events really turn tough. I’m looking forward to future novels with Madison Glenn and I’m especially interested to see how the Congressional race turns out for her. Will trouble continue to follow her as she climbs the political ladder?
