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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Well, that was a bit of a romp.
The author writes in short! Exciting! CHAPTERS! The protagonist is an AMAZING RESEARCHER (even if he's a little single-minded) with tools that far surpass the police and FBI. He finds bodies where no one expected to find bodies. If I were the police, I'd have suspected him too.
Seriously though, this is a quick-to-read thriller with a mostly likeable protagonist. He may be a little TOO good and too perfect, but hey, this is a thriller.
There is a big finish. It is pretty exciting.
A perfectly cromulent thriller.
The author writes in short! Exciting! CHAPTERS! The protagonist is an AMAZING RESEARCHER (even if he's a little single-minded) with tools that far surpass the police and FBI. He finds bodies where no one expected to find bodies. If I were the police, I'd have suspected him too.
Seriously though, this is a quick-to-read thriller with a mostly likeable protagonist. He may be a little TOO good and too perfect, but hey, this is a thriller.
There is a big finish. It is pretty exciting.
A perfectly cromulent thriller.
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My first book of 2021. It started great. Interesting subject, fun to follow protagonist.. About halfway through the book, I thought I'll give it five stars. Maybe 60%. Then it started to stumble. It lost its believability as the protagonist pushed his luck more and more. In the end it was a 3.5⭐ for me which I rounded to 3⭐
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Just okay. The reveal didn't really matter. Some tense switches were distracting. The book mainly suffered from things I feel an editor should have caught. Still somewhat entertaining. Unsatisfying ending.
About a year ago, I read the second book in this series and was absolutely thrilled. Since then, I have read two other books by this author from his other series. They were just as good. But finally it's time to read the first book in this series. The one where Theo's story begins. And let me say that I was not disappointed.
This book has two great elements - an extraordinary main character and a very good storyline. Theo is a computational biologist. But not only his profession is fascinating. He is a very complicated character with a fascinating personality. He doesn't quite think like an ordinary person. He also has the remarkable ability to apply his scientific knowledge to problems in other fields.
The plot is also very interesting. Not only is the action very fast and there are lots of twists and turns. But I also liked the overall idea which is quite innovative. The murderer kills his victims by trying to disguise an attack from a wild animal, and he does it very convincingly and effectively. I like this formula very much and I think it worked well.
I don't know how much of what the author described in this book, especially when it comes to research and scientific theories, is true, but it all seemed very reasonable and made perfect sense. It made a very coherent story and rooted the story in the modern times.
This is not a book for sensitive readers. There are several scenes of violence, but also unappealing descriptions of bodies in varying degrees of decay. Everything is described in fairly detailed clinical language through the eyes of Theo.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good and unique thriller. As for me, I plan to read other books by this author as well.
This book has two great elements - an extraordinary main character and a very good storyline. Theo is a computational biologist. But not only his profession is fascinating. He is a very complicated character with a fascinating personality. He doesn't quite think like an ordinary person. He also has the remarkable ability to apply his scientific knowledge to problems in other fields.
The plot is also very interesting. Not only is the action very fast and there are lots of twists and turns. But I also liked the overall idea which is quite innovative. The murderer kills his victims by trying to disguise an attack from a wild animal, and he does it very convincingly and effectively. I like this formula very much and I think it worked well.
I don't know how much of what the author described in this book, especially when it comes to research and scientific theories, is true, but it all seemed very reasonable and made perfect sense. It made a very coherent story and rooted the story in the modern times.
This is not a book for sensitive readers. There are several scenes of violence, but also unappealing descriptions of bodies in varying degrees of decay. Everything is described in fairly detailed clinical language through the eyes of Theo.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good and unique thriller. As for me, I plan to read other books by this author as well.
I loved the way the character looked at solving problems. Most unique murder mystery type book I’ve ever read