The Mirror's Edge    by Steven Sidor Order:  USA  Can Minotaur, 2008 (2008) Hardcover     Reviewed by Tim Davis First, consider something that happened in the past to Matthias Deering, the twelve year old brother of Jase Deering (the narrator of The Mirror's Edge): Matthias walked into the Michigan woods one day, but never walked out; sometime later, dismembered body parts were discovered, and the torso of a body was found in the back of a van. Next, consider something that happened to the Boyle family in Chicago: The father Tad and the mother Una (a woman with profound problems) left their two-year old twin sons (Shane and Liam) in the care of a nanny (Regina Hoffman); when a man presenting himself as a delivery man appeared at the Boyle's home, he gained easy access but then brandished a weapon and changed everything - the boys were kidnapped, and the nanny was badly injured when the intruder/kidnapper used a knife to carve a seemingly nonsensical palindrome into the nanny's inner thighs: mirrorrorrim. Now, consider - once again - Jase Deering who is now a 'talented but difficult' freelance reporter whose obsessive inquisitiveness will (in the very near future as it has in the past) seriously complicate his life. Along with Robyn Matchfrost - Jase's kinky, brilliant, brutal, and unpredictable girlfriend and writing partner - Jase becomes unstoppably interested in the unsolved Boyle case. So, following form, Jase - because of his trademark curiosity, the kind that notoriously killed the infamous cat - plunges headlong into a peculiar mystery that will bring him face to face with a singular assortment of unusual characters including a defrocked priest, an intimidating motorcycle gang, a cult leader who has an interest in sacrificial sacraments, family members with sordid secrets, and others (even more remarkable) who are all - as a collection - more than a little problematic for Jase. Suicide, murder, mayhem, satanic rituals, and - quite disturbingly - much worse stand in Jase's way and threaten to ruin the obsessive journalist's search for the truth. Filled with pulse-pounding action, extraordinary characterizations, and plenty of surprises, The Mirror's Edge is dark, gritty, perverse, horrifying, and unconventional. This is a suspense-filled winner that you will not want to miss! Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Mystery books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews