I really enjoyed how the book began with the police chase and Jack feeling like he recognizes the suspect who gets away. Jack travels back in time to the 50's where he meets his grandfather who is chasing the same woman. Then the time travel part was weird where some of Jack's modern items didn't travel and some did (his new police badge). The book never explained how the suspect was able to time travel and I didn't like how Jack who was grieving for his wife suddenly fell for another woman and didn't mind if his future changed.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one - it combines two of my favorite plot ideas - a hunt for a serial killer and time travel. And while time travel books fascinate me, they’re also tricky. They can get really convoluted and confusing, and as Carsten Stroud points out in his notes at the end of The Shimmer, the author has to decide what his/her rules of time travel are, and then stick to them. At one point I thought he'd broken one of his rules, but sure enough when I went back and checked, he'd stuck with the rule he'd established. The time travel wasn’t difficult to keep track of, the characters were interesting, the descriptions of the Florida coast created an excellent sense of place and time. This type of book probably isn’t for those who need their books to be grounded in reality as we know it, but for me, it kept me interested and reading far into the night.

Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin/MIRA for providing a copy for an unbiased review.

Thank you Net Gallery and Harlequin-Romance for this fantastic book. I knew when I read the description of The Shimmer I wanted to read it. Specially when it mentioned Jacksonville and St. Augustine. It was nice to go back and remember part of my old town.

Sergeant Jack Redding is a Jacksonville cop just like his grandfather was. This book goes back in forth between Jacksonville and New Orleans in the 50's as Jack is chasing a serial killer through a portal. He is also trying to stop the murder of his wife and child due to an intentional auto accident. With Jack's partner Julie, chase a truck in the beginning of book that leads to a chain of events. Jack ends up being sucked into a portal. The end was a little confusing at first of who was in car and in the road, it just kept going back n forth. That throws you off a little at first. The end is very good. This is a page turner and probably will have you up all night. I highly recommend. Should be a bestseller.

This is my first book by Carsten Stroud. I look forward to reading more.

Thank you Mr. Stroud.

My review will now be on Goodreads, Net Gallery, and then on Amazon when published on June 5, 2018.

Cherie'

Review: THE SHIMMER by Carsten Stroud

To date, I have never met a Carsten Stroud novel I haven't adored. Each one steals my breath and provides the most important criterion in reading: total engrossing absorption. In THE SHIMMER, he takes on time travel, metaphysics, serial killing, and body thievery, and renders it all completely believable.

An extraordinary Florida Highway Patrol sergeant tracks a suspicious SUV, opening a case that will literally result in life and death and time travel. You won't know what's next, but you won't be able to stop. Prepare for a couple of sleepless nights!

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Unique and superb thriller! Look forward to more from Stroud.