THE FIELDS

ERIN YOUNG

The Fields by newcomer Erin Young is outstanding from the first page until the last. The action is detailed and sometimes graphic, encouraging readers to remember Thomas Harris and The Silence of the Lambs.

The Fields takes place in the American Midwest, evoking images of millions of acres of farmland populated by never-ending corn stalks. It is here where newly promoted investigator Sgt. Riley Fisher of the Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office starts her day. Farmers discover a body while using a drown. When Sgt. Fisher inspects the scene, she finds that the victim was a friend many years ago. Bodies pile up as quickly as clues as Fisher attempts to untangle a frightening and logic-defying series of homicides.

The author plans on a series with Sgt. Fisher is the star attraction. Readers will hope that the author can write as quickly as they can read.