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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
The first half of the book I found to be quite slow but it soon picked up around half way through. I was not expecting that ending. A good book! I will read more of Martina Cole.
This read was 727 of pure pleasure. Yes, you read right. Yes, it was scary being in the mind of a freaking serial killer (pun intended) but then again it was fascinating: again, charity begins at home and when later on in life you don't get to unpack your childhood baggage the result might be a serial killer.
Be forewarned that the book has triggers so brace yourself.
'A heroine and a villain with very diverse lives, believes and way of life have one thing in common, catching a sadistic sexual serial killer whose out to destroy a way of life. While the villain lost his child to the ladykiller Kate, our heroine, almost lost her daughter to effects of an emotional abusive father, drugs and sex.
Beyond the surface they have quite in common despite their differences and this will be the edge that'll enable them to catch the killer before he unravels.'
Thank God the tale was spun via multiple povs as this added flesh and relief to a rather dark tale. Cole aside from showing the makings of a serial killer touched on motherhood, sexism at work, violence, love, family, prostitution, organized crime, corruption, substance abuse, sex.
While British slang is in abundance its not enough to drag you or the story and the writing style is easy to digest.
Aside from that statement about rhesus D positive that Mrs. Cole made (which I believe is false but given the time the book was written, I allow room for error), this was a gripping, dark yet highly entertaining and fast pace read. Everything I want in my thriller.
Yes, to more of Martina Cole's books. If you love thriller and wanna try something from the 90s, I'd say try this first. Oaky, to be honest I'd say read Patricia Cornwell's series then Martina Cole's
Be forewarned that the book has triggers so brace yourself.
'A heroine and a villain with very diverse lives, believes and way of life have one thing in common, catching a sadistic sexual serial killer whose out to destroy a way of life. While the villain lost his child to the ladykiller Kate, our heroine, almost lost her daughter to effects of an emotional abusive father, drugs and sex.
Beyond the surface they have quite in common despite their differences and this will be the edge that'll enable them to catch the killer before he unravels.'
Thank God the tale was spun via multiple povs as this added flesh and relief to a rather dark tale. Cole aside from showing the makings of a serial killer touched on motherhood, sexism at work, violence, love, family, prostitution, organized crime, corruption, substance abuse, sex.
While British slang is in abundance its not enough to drag you or the story and the writing style is easy to digest.
Aside from that statement about rhesus D positive that Mrs. Cole made (which I believe is false but given the time the book was written, I allow room for error), this was a gripping, dark yet highly entertaining and fast pace read. Everything I want in my thriller.
Yes, to more of Martina Cole's books. If you love thriller and wanna try something from the 90s, I'd say try this first. Oaky, to be honest I'd say read Patricia Cornwell's series then Martina Cole's
Very similar to all of her other books, but enjoyable. A nice easy read.
I had such great hopes for this book. I had heard wonderful things about Martina Cole and The Ladykiller so when I saw it on sale, I snapped it up. This book, however, was a big disappointment.
The story itself is weak and crammed. I would expect a crime thriller to focus on that aspect of the story. Instead, there is a lot of waffle of an unbelievable and petulant romance between the lead investigator and the crime-boss father of one of victims and a stupid and equally unbelievable story of a good-daughter-gone-bad. Due to these unnecessary storylines, the book is very slow and boring. It lost my interest quickly, but I was determined to finish it. The book could easily have been half the size and would have had a lot more suspense.
The characters are two-dimensional and act in an unbelievable manner and seem to have an obsession with coffee. I could not warm to any character and they all irritated me as it was a case of “Oh, I’ll do this outrageous thing – oh no one cares and I’ve seen it’s wrong and I’ll do the complete opposite now”. The names were also like something a 12 year old would think of; giving their first and last name like Horace Hendleton or something stupid.
I will not be reading anymore Martina Cole. Poor writing, bad characters and a wishy-washing storyline.
The story itself is weak and crammed. I would expect a crime thriller to focus on that aspect of the story. Instead, there is a lot of waffle of an unbelievable and petulant romance between the lead investigator and the crime-boss father of one of victims and a stupid and equally unbelievable story of a good-daughter-gone-bad. Due to these unnecessary storylines, the book is very slow and boring. It lost my interest quickly, but I was determined to finish it. The book could easily have been half the size and would have had a lot more suspense.
The characters are two-dimensional and act in an unbelievable manner and seem to have an obsession with coffee. I could not warm to any character and they all irritated me as it was a case of “Oh, I’ll do this outrageous thing – oh no one cares and I’ve seen it’s wrong and I’ll do the complete opposite now”. The names were also like something a 12 year old would think of; giving their first and last name like Horace Hendleton or something stupid.
I will not be reading anymore Martina Cole. Poor writing, bad characters and a wishy-washing storyline.
In my opinion, this is by far the best book by Martina Cole. I was hooked right from the beginning. The character development is great and easy to follow and the plot is amazing. One of the few books I have lost count of rereading.
I got about 100 pages in and had to stop.
Terrible writing, terrible cliched characters more fitting for Eastenders than a novel.
When I first started reading it I thought that the writing had this weird, comic style. But as I persevered I realised it was just a lack of any writing skills at all.
And also very slow-moving where the writer feels the need to fit in every tiny minutiae about every bloody character.
Just dire.
Terrible writing, terrible cliched characters more fitting for Eastenders than a novel.
When I first started reading it I thought that the writing had this weird, comic style. But as I persevered I realised it was just a lack of any writing skills at all.
And also very slow-moving where the writer feels the need to fit in every tiny minutiae about every bloody character.
Just dire.