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    The Rainy Day Killer
    The Rainy Day Killer
    The Rainy Day Killer
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    The Rainy Day Killer

    By Michael J. McCann

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    A man in a business suit offers the protection of his umbrella to an unsuspecting woman ... and several days later she turns up dead on a river bank. The terrifying serial killer known as the Rainy Day Killer is now stalking new victims in the city of Glendale, whenever it rains.

    Assisted by FBI profiler Ed Griffin, Lieutenant Hank Donaghue and Detective Karen Stainer pursue an elusive predator who leaves no physical evidence behind. The timing couldn't be worse, however, as Karen Stainer's attention is divided between the investigation and preparations for her upcoming wedding. Distracted and uncertain about her future, Stainer is furious when she learns that the Rainy Day Killer has followed her to Virginia, where the wedding will take place, and that he intends to make her his next victim!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael J. McCann
    Release dateOct 2, 2013
    ISBN9780987708793
    The Rainy Day Killer
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    Michael J. McCann

    Michael J. McCann lives and writes in Oxford Station, Ontario, on seven acres in the Limerick Forest south of Ottawa, Canada. He is the author of the Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel series and The Ghost Man, a supernatural thriller.

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    • 5/5
      Mr.McCann has done it again with his new book, Rainy Day Killer, a Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel. Another killer is on the loose in the Chesapeake area. He is torturing, sexually assaulting and murdering young women and sending cut off breasts and other body parts to the Detective in charge of the investigations. He is a serial killer who enjoys showing off his work via videos, oh yes, he kills when it rains, taking women right from their front door steps, off the street etc. He is very well dressed and carries an umbrella who looks like any average guy,a very narcissistic man who thoroughly enjoys keeping the detectives guessing when he will strike next. Detective Karen Stainer is preparing for her wedding to Sandy Alexander, an FBI agent. It appears that the killer has chosen his next victim and Karen may just be his next target, at her own wedding no less. This is a great continuation of the series, a well thought out and true to life police procedural. I love the characters, especially Karen, who is just one of the guys, nothing girly about her. When she puts on that wedding gown, then she is transformed, but still ready for the bad guy with a gun strapped under her gown. Each book I read by Michael just gets better. I totally enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next in the series, assuming of course that there will be one.
    • 4/5
      In The Rainy Day Killer, a serial killer abducts, rapes and kills young women and then leaves their bodies to be found. He mutilates them after death and always contacts the investigating officer, in a twisted mind game. This time he is in contact with Hank and targets Detective Karen Stainer, who is about to get married, as his next victim. The story has that great "can't put it down" quality and wonderful characters. I loved Karen and her family especially. I definitely want to go back and read the author's previous novels.
    • 5/5
      This book is fantastic. The storyline is great, characters are realistic and well done, well-written suspense from start to finish. A narcissistic killer, dubbed The Rainy Day Killer because he kills when it rains, is abducting, torturing and killing young women and has taken up residence in Glendale. Homicide Lieutenant Hank Donaghue leads a team trying to find and arrest him. In addition to his team, he is assisted by FBI profiler Ed Griffin and the fiancé of team members Detective Karen Stainer. Lieutenant Donaghue and his team follow the killer from one gruesome abduction and murder to the next, until the killer finally follows Detective Stainer to her wedding, hoping to commit the final coup, killing her on that day. I was immediately pulled into this book from the very first page. As I said, the plot/story line of this novel is well done and exciting, as the author takes the reader through twists and turns, leading to the ultimate act by the killer. This is a mystery I recommend to every reader of good mysteries. I know it will keep the reader’s attention throughout the whole book. I received this book from Library Thing through NetGalley to read and review.
    • 4/5
      A serial killer is targeting young women in Glendale. He attacks in the rain when people are distracted. He dresses well, is polite and lures his victims with the offer of a shared umbrella. But, for him, his brutal kills are not enough; he needs to demonstrate his ‘superiority’ to the police. The killer begins to contact Homicide Lieutenant Hank Donaghue, lead on the investigation, calling him directly, sending him packages containing body parts from the victims, and taunting him about who his next victim might be. Among the possibilities he puts forward is Karen Stainer, Donaghue’s partner who is in the midst of planning her upcoming wedding.There is no shortage of action or suspense in The Rainy Day Killer. However, author Michael McCann’s real strength lies in his characters. Donaghue and Stainer make a great team, him thoughtful and cautious but never distracted and her brash and foulmouthed, walking very close to the line but never stepping over. The victims are sympathetic, making us care about them, and the narcissistic killer makes for some fun reading. Even secondary characters are well drawn. McCann also displays a sense of humour you don’t often find in police procedurals like this. Let’s just say there’s a bit of a keystone kops feel to Stainer’s wedding and leave it at that.This is the fourth in McCann’s Donaghue and Stainer series but the only one I have read…so far. My one complaint: the end seemed somewhat rushed. But, overall, it’s a smart, fast read and, if you are a fan of thrillers and procedurals, you really should give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.
    • 4/5
      Decent Detective SeriesThe Rainy Day Killer (The Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel Series) is the second book in the series by Michael J McCann and for me was an excellent introduction to the series. Based around Lieutenant Hank Donaghue and Detective Karen Stainer of the Homicide Division of the City of Glendale’s Police Department. The story opens with Hank Donaghue being called out to a body under a bridge on a very rainy day, what they find is a mutilated but very clean dead woman. When he gets there his team are in place the sweary Texan detective Karen Stainer is all ready at the scene and not happy. With wondering whether was the killer’s first kill or had he been round the block before the team start to get their answers. Especially when a box is delivered to Hank returning items that belonged to the dead woman Theresa Olsen. He is advised to contact Ed Griffin at the FBI’s BAU at Quantico for advice and any assistance.Ed Griffin confirms that this is not his first kill but the start of more in Glendale, and that all they know about him other than he offers the cover of an umbrella on a rainy day usually to a blonde female who several days later would reappear murdered and mutilated. At the same time somehow The Rainy Day Killer manages to stay one step ahead of the Police always able to see what they are doing and likes to call the shots.The Rainy Day Killer likes to taunt the Police especially Detective Karen Stainer who wants to just shoot him in his crown jewels before putting two in the forehead. At the same time Karen Stainer is getting married and is under pressure from her future mother-in-law to sort some of the final details for the wedding. It is during a fitting for her wedding dress that the killer gets in touch directly with her, which drives her mad and more determined.Do Hank and Karen finally get their man? Well I would say read the book to find out as it would need a spoiler alert if I covered the final quarter of the book. I will just say that it is very enjoyable.This book lays out a lot of the police procedure and the various inter departmental politics plus the suspicion of the FBI involved in any case. This is a fast paced well written crime thriller with a plot that has been well researched and well written. Whether you think it is believable that is down to the individual reader. I would highly recommend reading this novel, as it highly enjoyable.

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