Review: Wrong Turn (Criminal Minds)

As some of you know, I've recently been bemoaning the state of Genfic (leave a prompt for the Gen battle here!) and the state of fic in Criminal Minds in particular. So it only seems fair that when I come across something I like, I tell you about that as well. I'm trying to give full and proper reviews of stories, as much to get myself thinking as anything else, but also because I find so little long case-fic in this fandom that I feel like waving my hands madly and saying 'read this!' when I come across it.

Wrong Turn by buffyaddict13 and cycatryx is a long case-style fic, that simultaneously demonstrates that it's possible to write good case-fic in Criminal Minds, and why it's so hard.

I can't say too much about the plot without giving it all away, so let me just give you the summary:

Reid, Hotch, Prentiss, and Morgan find themselves trapped by an UnSub after an investigation takes a terrifying turn. Garcia, Rossi, and JJ try to help before the rest of the team's time runs out.

Quick, non-spoilery review? This is a strong, well-plotted, tense case-fic, where everyone sounds like themselves, and the unsub is a real human being as well as a lurking monster.

( Full review with minor spoilers )