Review: Criminal Minds: Finishing School by Max Allan Collins

Title: Criminal Minds: Finishing School
Author: Max Allan Collins
Publisher: Signet
Paperback: 288 pages, mystery, CBS TV show Criminal Minds
Link to buy: www.amazon.com/Criminal-Minds-Max-Allan-Collins/dp/0451225473/ref=sr_1_1


Three hunters in the woods of Bemidji, Minnosota stumble upon a decomposed hand while tracking a deer. The local police are called in and discover the bodies of three blonde girls ranging from ages 12-15. Fearing they had a serial killer on their hands, the Behavioral Analyst Unit (BAU) is called in to investigate these murders. After Jennifer Jareau, JJ to her friends, finds the case, shehands it over to the team. They gear up and travel to the freezing cold Minnosota to track the killer. While the BAU is creating a profile of the UnSub (Unknown Subject), their technical analyst Penelope Garcia gets a hit on the DNA of the first girl. She was abducted over ten years ago at age three from Georgia. Hotchner sends David Rossi and Emily Prentiss to Georgia to continue on that trail while Aaron Hotchner, Derek Morgan, Dr. Spencer Reid, and Jennifer Jareau remain behind to interview suspects and follow up on the evidence. As Rossi and Prentiss continue searching in Georgia and the other two girls are identified, the BAU team is on their way to creating their profile and solving the case.

Criminal Minds: Finishing School by Max Allan Collins is based off the CBS television series: Criminal Minds. As a huge fan of the show, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I felt that the character portrayles worked well, and I could constantly hear the actors' voices while reading Finishing School. The profile the BAU created was believable, and the novel had a few twists and turns to keep you guessing on who exactly was the murderer/kidnapper.If you enjoy mystery novels and are a fan of the show, you will particularly enjoy this book.

My book rating: 4.5 out of 5

As a side note, I've read other novels by Max Allan Collins based on television shows, and I've enjoyed every single one of them.