![]() ![]() As the corpses add up, they realize they are facing a serial killer. When a corpse is discovered on the banks of Chicago’s Calumet River, Wilding joins Detective Addie Bisset and her partner Detective Patrick McBrady to solve the crime. I’ve already ordered #2 and preordered #3, and plan to continue reading them as they are written. Evan Wilding series has all the sophistication of a Silva novel. My favorite thrillers are the Gabriel Allon series written by Daniel Silva, and the Dr. ![]() A tenured college professor, he moonlights for the Chicago Police Department as a forensic semiotician, an expert in the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation. He overcompensates for his height with a brain that is as delightful as it is immense, with a knowledge base that encompasses many subjects. ![]() I adored the main character here, Evan Wilding, Ph.D., an intelligent professor who is a four-foot, five-inch tall dwarf. Author Nickless demonstrates great plotting, fascinating historical references, little-known trivial tidbits, intriguing characters, and a “ticking clock.” I have been binging on all things Viking lately, and At First Light is a contemporary take on the subject. I can’t express how much I enjoyed At First Light. ![]()
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