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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
This was my first J.H. Markert read, and I loved it. Just in time for spooky season.
Seventeen years ago, Jeff Pritchard reigned terror over the town of Twisted Tree, Kentucky. He would disguise himself as a priest to be able to kidnap and murder the outcasts of society. Targeting the neglected, the addicted and the forgotten. When Jeff Pritchard was arrested, he never spoke a word to the media, so they dubbed him Father Silence. But now his reign of terror is over, and his day of execution has come. Or is it?
The morning after Jeff’s execution, Missoula police detective Tess Claiborne receives a call from someone who identifies themselves as “the Outcast” and claims to have killed the lead detective from the Father Silence case. Tess has close connection to both cases and works tirelessly to catch the latest killer while juggling her own present and childhood trauma surrounding the Father Silence case.
I read so many thriller/mystery and horror books, but this one, yikes! I was reading this on the edge of my seat, flipping pages to find out what happens next. Markert hits us hard within the first chapter leaving us needing answers. For me this was a fast paced, tension from cover-to-cover thriller novel. He also sprinkles in some creepy, atmospheric, serial killer living in a house of horrors. Then if your anxiety has not hit the roof, he tosses in some cult activity and messed up lullaby’s he sings to his victims. Contrary to what the title says, you will not Sleep Tight after reading this. This was a 4 ½ star read for me.
Seventeen years ago, Jeff Pritchard reigned terror over the town of Twisted Tree, Kentucky. He would disguise himself as a priest to be able to kidnap and murder the outcasts of society. Targeting the neglected, the addicted and the forgotten. When Jeff Pritchard was arrested, he never spoke a word to the media, so they dubbed him Father Silence. But now his reign of terror is over, and his day of execution has come. Or is it?
The morning after Jeff’s execution, Missoula police detective Tess Claiborne receives a call from someone who identifies themselves as “the Outcast” and claims to have killed the lead detective from the Father Silence case. Tess has close connection to both cases and works tirelessly to catch the latest killer while juggling her own present and childhood trauma surrounding the Father Silence case.
I read so many thriller/mystery and horror books, but this one, yikes! I was reading this on the edge of my seat, flipping pages to find out what happens next. Markert hits us hard within the first chapter leaving us needing answers. For me this was a fast paced, tension from cover-to-cover thriller novel. He also sprinkles in some creepy, atmospheric, serial killer living in a house of horrors. Then if your anxiety has not hit the roof, he tosses in some cult activity and messed up lullaby’s he sings to his victims. Contrary to what the title says, you will not Sleep Tight after reading this. This was a 4 ½ star read for me.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Death of parent
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
This was a decent audiobook! Lots of interesting characters and a good narrator.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes