I'm giving this 4 stars because James Swain is just so much fun to read. The story itself is probably 3 stars. This is one of Swain's Jack Carpenter books that are more crime/murder than his other gambling reads. The Night Stalker is a fast paced thriller with Jack looking for the missing grandson of a convicted serial killer. There are lots of twists. Along the way, Jack goes above and beyond to rescue two other missing kids in record time. The ending twist isn't as satisfying as I would have liked but I like it enough to look forward to The Night Monster and more by Swain.

This was really a great read. I'm looking forward to reading the other two Jack Carpenter stories as well as starting the Tony Valentine stories.

Read it in 5 hours...not sure what that says, but I enjoyed it.