The students at Lake Mills Community High School knew there was something wrong with Scott – but what David saw firsthand was more than they could ever imagine. What would you do?
Can you stop a serial killer before he starts? If so, should you? How far would you go?
The students at Lake Mills Community High School knew there was something wrong with Scott – but what David saw firsthand was more than they could ever imagine. He and his best (only) friend Matt were content to keep their suspicions to themselves until a simple trip to the library sets them on parallel trajectories where even the most careful plans have unexpected consequences that can rock a community and reverberate long after they're gone.
Fifteen years later, Matt loses his high-profile reporter gig and is forced to return to the town he did everything he could to leave behind. He gets a shot at redemption with the small-town weekly where he started and quickly discovers a community that has moved on from the past. Well, everybody but David. He remembers everything and doesn’t buy a thirty-something Scott’s “normal” act. There's a madman hovering inside. After all, some people never change, right?
Something the entire town is reminded of when the first dead girl turns up.
Professional Reviews
Couldn't Put it Down
"A Necessary Act grabbed me by the throat and refused to let go - even after I turned the last page!"
-C.H. Armstrong, author of The Edge of Nowhere
Thrilling Read
A Necessary Act hooked me from the beginning. The decisions the main characters faced really put me in the story and made me think about what I would do. But the highlight was Scott, the "bad guy". He was as creepy as you can get without being cartoonish. Definitely a character that will stick with you.
It's hard to talk too much about the plot without spoiling it, but I'll say the story had plenty of twists and turns to keep me turning pages the whole way. Once you start, it's a book you'll have a hard time putting down.
Great Book and Amazing Debut
Amazing debut from Mr. Wirt! I got this book as a gift from a coworker and finished it the next day! Just when you think that you know how this book will end, think again. Wirt takes an interesting view and sets the scene with two friends in high school who see the beginnings of a serial killer in the actions of a fellow student. The question then becomes would you or could you stop a serial killer before he starts. Then flash forward to adulthood, where one friend never left their hometown and the other is coming back, but both of them must face the tragedy that has shaken their community together. Wirt's book will have you racing to the finish just to find out how it ends, and Wirt's twists don't disappoint. I can't wait for his next book! If you liked Gillian Flynn, check out Tony Wirt. You won't be disappointed.
The fortunate inherit riches, prestige, positive notoriety. Those not so lucky bear legacies filled with poverty, infamy or, worse yet, the unhinged insanity and murderous urges of their ancestors.
