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rhodered's review
3.0
Congratulations to Phil Rickman for NOT using the obvious plot device in this novel. When I realized it was about a serial killer who targets women, I winced, mentally preparing myself for that scene you know is coming, when the killer has one of the lead female characters in a defenseless position and she has to get free. Every damn cop TV show - even the ones with 'strong' females - winds up putting its female leads in this situation. I didn't realize how fed up I am with it until it was not part of the plot here. Take that you uncreative TV writers!
This book is full of thrills, chills, unexpected twists, and some lovely character development. I am not British and so was not aware until the author's notes at the end that one of the main offstage characters was based on a real life serial killer in the UK from the 1990s. If I had known he was 'real', the book would have been even more dark and scary.
This book is full of thrills, chills, unexpected twists, and some lovely character development. I am not British and so was not aware until the author's notes at the end that one of the main offstage characters was based on a real life serial killer in the UK from the 1990s. If I had known he was 'real', the book would have been even more dark and scary.
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