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The Burning Island

by Hester Young
Putnam. (Charlie Cates, Bk. 3). Jan. 2019. 416p. ISBN 9780399174025. $26; ebk. ISBN 9780698190795. THRILLER
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Young (The Gates of Evangeline; The Shimmering Road) returns with more adventures of psychic journalist Charlie Cates. This third novel opens with an exciting search in Tucson's Sabino Canyon for a missing boy. When the resultant public attention becomes overwhelming, Charlie joins girlfriend Rae in Hawaii for a combination vacation and article research trip. She plans to write about volcano scientist and Ironman competitor Dr. Victor Nakagawa. But relaxing in paradise takes an immediate backseat as Charlie has a disturbing vision on her first evening in the Kalo Valley. Confusing flashes of twisted feelings and thoughts that seem to belong to someone else increasingly torment Charlie as she and Rae struggle to untangle the mystery of a missing teen. Intriguing characters and unanswered questions keep the story, which can easily be read as a stand-alone, moving at an engaging pace that sustains readers' attention.
VERDICT Those looking for solid suspense stories, especially those with psychic or supernatural elements, will enjoy this novel. [See Prepub Alert, 7/2/18.]
Reviewed by Crystal Renfro, Kennesaw State Univ., Marietta, GA , Dec 01, 2018
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