Is every insane serial killer given an investigation file to help nab a particulary nasty peer? It seems that way with Walker. It was quirky and interesting with Thomas Harris, but it is dreadfully cliched with Walker. Also, does Jessica have to screw every man she's involved with in an investigation?

Again, this is the second book that I picked up that said on the cover that it was the most terrifying thriller since 'Silence of the Lambs', the first being 'Messiah' by Boris Starling which totally lived up to that statement. Well, so does 'Fatal Instinct'! This is one of a series about FBI profiler Jessica Coran who recently captured the serial killer Matisak, who is very much like Hannibal the Cannibal. In this book, Jessica is after 'The Claw' running rampant in NYC, a sort of modern day Jack the Ripper. As in "Silence", Matisak is not one to be content on the sidelines, and finds ways to insinute his 'help' to Jessica. As the book reaches its shocking conclusion, you will be looking for the next book in the series!

**Pandora

Fatal Instinct is a suspenseful thriller that takes you in the mind and world of a serial killer who cannibalizes his victims. Robert W. Walker uses such vivid words that let you imagine what the killer is doing and thinking during his time of the killings. He keeps you in suspense for the next kill because you never know who he is going to strike next. The images he produces with his words gives you chills up your spine and makes you think twice about you colleagues.

To put it very simply, this was the very first book I ever read by Robert Walker several years ago and he captured me as a loyal reader who waits for his every book. The way he manages to express feelings of the killer and the person(s) whom tracks him is greatly graphic which in turns allows your mind to work both views through the entire book. I hope everyone who is able to read this book enjoys it as much as I did. I love to try to understand how these killers think,(or at least to get an idea of how thier minds work and why they do what they do) and he does a better job than Ridley Pierson in my oppinion.

This book looked interesting. I enjoy reading Patrica Cornwell's books so thought it would be of the same quality (especially as a review said so).

I nearly stopped reading after 40 pages or so. I hardly ever not finish a book, so carried on - what a mistake. Basically the story is very good (or should I say could have been very good), but the characters are wooden and so stereotyped.

But by far the worst aspect is the constant use of English phrases, words and sayings. I think I am 'qualified' here, as I am from England but living in the US. It seemed like he had an old copy of an English slang dictionary, which he kept referring to. Now I know our two languages can be quite different, but please, most of them I had never ever heard before. He must have got bored in the middle because about 2 sides must have been copied from this dictionary, with the American translation.

One last thought - has the author ever been to London? I know it is quite costly to travel there, but if you are going to almost completely base a novel there and include sightseeing and experiencing life there, maybe it would be worth a visit first?

I don't normally like to criticise, especially as I am no author myself, but I wasted my time, plus its a waste of what is essetially a good storyline.

I've read all of the INSTINCT books and must say that this is a very literary and well-written novel. This one is set in London, England and follows evil in a few disguises...the twist of who actually is behind the murders is good. The only bad part was the story of TATOO MAN, I don't think that should have been in this one, a waste of space. I'm glad Walker decided not to tell us who the killer is, like he's done in the past books. I like a little whodunnit in my suspense books I read.

Walker's knowledge of English terms and language is masterful, Jessica's dillemas are all to real and the outcome leaves me wanting more of this series.

I'm currently hunting down any and all of Walker's other books and look forward to his next one. Good stuff!

I have to admit this is the first of Robert Walkers book i have read, though I am a big reader of mystery books. This is by far the best book i have read. It takes a few pages to get really into it but its just gets better and better. Great book.