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Detective Delilah Swift has made a name for herself by solving a very public serial killer investigation. This causes her to be something of a celebrity in town and for Chief Snowden Calloway to use her for public relations with the community. As they are also having an affair, this situation can be sticky at times. Unfortunately it seems that this town is suffering a crime wave as a person vanishes without a trace. Several days later the body is found. Then additional people are kidnapped and killed. Delilah finds this case becomes personal, as the killer wants to win her approval with each killing. Delilah must stop the killer before the killer decides to eliminate her. In addition to this criminal investigation, Delilah has several things that she needs to resolve in her personal life. Her relationship with Snowden is a problem as his race would prevent him from being accepted by her family and the fact that he is her supervisor makes their relationship against police rules. Delilah must decide what she wants from this relationship and if it is worth making it permanent. In addition, she must deal with her family. Her sister has her hands full raising children and needs Delilah's help with the teenager who has been arrested for drug possession. Delilah does not want to be involved but finds herself involved against her will. I did not enjoy reading ARE YOU SCARED YET? The book's premise that anyone can be kidnapped and killed is legitimate, but the book lacks the tension, suspense and drama that would make the topic scary. In fact, rather than being scared, I found myself bored. ARE YOU SCARED YET? also had too many subplots and characters. I prefer books that focus on the main characters and the storyline. I do not like a lot of tangents and personal diversions. I like my thrillers to focus on presenting a cohesive plot rather than attempt to provide details about every single person in the town in which the book takes place. While all subplots have a purpose and the most powerful books tend to have several subplots, there is such a thing as too many. When a book has a lot of subplots, it begins to feel like a fictional epic rather than a suspense thriller. Ultimately I felt as though Hunter Morgan wanted to write the fictional saga of Delilah Swift and the world around her.
Reviewed by Sarah Dudley, August 2007
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