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lisayates's review against another edition
5.0
OMG Amazing read!!
A few people recommended this book on a Facebook page I belong to and I'm so glad I decided to buy & read for myself. I literally could of read this book in a few hours if I had the time, I felt quite annoyed when I had to stop reading lol. This is an amazing read & I've not only discovered a new author but a fantastic new author & book series. Can't wait to start reading the next one!
If you've not read it.....do it now :)
A few people recommended this book on a Facebook page I belong to and I'm so glad I decided to buy & read for myself. I literally could of read this book in a few hours if I had the time, I felt quite annoyed when I had to stop reading lol. This is an amazing read & I've not only discovered a new author but a fantastic new author & book series. Can't wait to start reading the next one!
If you've not read it.....do it now :)
namitakhanna's review against another edition
3.0
Detective Jessica Daniel is the lead investigator of a case where the victim was found murdered in a locked house. Jessica and her team have no clues and are chasing dead ends when another body is found under the same circumstances. With a lot of pressure from the media and her supervisors Jessica is racing against time to find this Houdini serial killer before he claims another victim.
This is the first book in the Jessica Daniel series by Kerry Wilkinson and is off to a great start. It started a little slow for me but picked up pace in the middle with a nice twist at the end. Overall I would give it 3 ½ stars and would definitely read more in this series to see where the story goes
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
This is the first book in the Jessica Daniel series by Kerry Wilkinson and is off to a great start. It started a little slow for me but picked up pace in the middle with a nice twist at the end. Overall I would give it 3 ½ stars and would definitely read more in this series to see where the story goes
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
michalice's review against another edition
4.0
Although this isn't the first book by Kerry Wilkinson I have read, it is the first thriller/crime one. I LOVE his [b:Silver Blackthorn|21243216|Reckoning (Silver Blackthorn, #1)|Kerry Wilkinson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1394119928s/21243216.jpg|26038176] series so decided to take the plunge and read his Jessica Daniel books.
I managed to snag a copy from my library and it's taken me two days to read this one. I found it really easy to fall into the world, and soon found myself loving these characters. I really enjoyed the mystery of this book, seeing how they connect the dots and solve the problems. Surprisingly I guessed who the suspect was, but I'm thinking it was more of a lucky guess than any real sleuthing skills put to the test.
Locked In was a very enjoyable read, and I can't wait to read the next book.
I managed to snag a copy from my library and it's taken me two days to read this one. I found it really easy to fall into the world, and soon found myself loving these characters. I really enjoyed the mystery of this book, seeing how they connect the dots and solve the problems. Surprisingly I guessed who the suspect was, but I'm thinking it was more of a lucky guess than any real sleuthing skills put to the test.
Locked In was a very enjoyable read, and I can't wait to read the next book.
annebrooke's review against another edition
3.0
This is an okay read, but very slow at the beginning, and I don't think DS Daniel is the brightest lamp in the box - she does some very stupid things and just gets away with it, which is very annoying. I'm sure the police in real life would not ignore her behaviour like this!
The last third of the book really picks up the pace which is great, though I did know who the villain was by then - as he was the only person in Jessica's life who could be a possibility. I enjoyed the ending too. I just wish she was more intelligent.
The last third of the book really picks up the pace which is great, though I did know who the villain was by then - as he was the only person in Jessica's life who could be a possibility. I enjoyed the ending too. I just wish she was more intelligent.
nazeerah's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for giving me the opportunity to read this book.
The book starts off with the killer exiting the house and we are left wondering what had happened inside and why did it happen. It already has one engaged from the first page.
Detective Jessica Daniels is faced with what seems like an impossible scenario. There is a murder and the victim's door is locked from the inside and none of the spare keys is unaccounted for. As the body count rises, the same scenario plays out in each murder. What is more puzzling is that the victims do not seem to be related to each other in any way.
This was an awesome mystery. It kept one guessing till the very end. It is not the most fast-paced crime novel, but it is an excellent story. I simply loved the main character, Jessica Daniels. Her wit and jokes were too good and I actually laughed out loud a couple of times.
I am definitely going to read the other books in the series. I highly recommend this book.
The book starts off with the killer exiting the house and we are left wondering what had happened inside and why did it happen. It already has one engaged from the first page.
Detective Jessica Daniels is faced with what seems like an impossible scenario. There is a murder and the victim's door is locked from the inside and none of the spare keys is unaccounted for. As the body count rises, the same scenario plays out in each murder. What is more puzzling is that the victims do not seem to be related to each other in any way.
This was an awesome mystery. It kept one guessing till the very end. It is not the most fast-paced crime novel, but it is an excellent story. I simply loved the main character, Jessica Daniels. Her wit and jokes were too good and I actually laughed out loud a couple of times.
I am definitely going to read the other books in the series. I highly recommend this book.
acorn_soup's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.75
ianmcnamara's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great start to the series and had me guessing until jessica figured out the connection. The character development was amazing. The story was full of twists. I love jessica as a character, she is tough when she needs to be but has compassion for the victoms families. I am looking forward to learning more about her as the series progresses.
katkinney's review against another edition
5.0
I am a huge Kerry Wilkinson fan and am now diving into his Jessica Daniels crime/mystery thriller series. What a great start to a series! Detective Jessica Daniels works for the police force in England and lives with a roommate. She is committed to her job and is worried over a former police mentor who was recently attacked and has not recovered psychologically. When a murder occurs that the police cannot solve and another occurs like it close by, Jessica fears they may have a serial killer. I loved the mix of police procedural and great character development. The pacing and gradual reveal of clues was great. I ESPECIALLY enjoyed that while this had murders and a serial killer, it wasn’t too gory or graphically described like some books. That’s exactly the sort of murder scene I prefer so I am now eager to binge read the entire series and have already downloaded book two!
sarahrife85's review against another edition
4.0
This is my first Kerry Wilkinson book, I have never heard of this series, I am approved of the first four on Netgalley and got really excited to see a series!!! I love reading series! But then i started this book...
I'm not sure if it's just me or not but the first half of this book really didn't catch my attention, I honestly thought this was going to a huge loss then I'd have to drag on through the other 3 just for Netgalley but THANKFULLY it picked up around 45% and i couldn't stop reading after that. To me that is a little late in the game to catch my attention, I think most people quit if the book doesn't grab them before the 100 page mark, but my i wasn't raised a quitter so i stuck it out and in the end it was a pretty decent book. I think it just went too much into detail about the people and the police force and everyone's relationships rather than really getting into the murders for me.
The murders themselves weren't really a huge deal in this book and that didn't really make sense to me, why they wouldn't focus more on them!? Barely went into any details at all.. To me it was pretty obvious who the killer was once i actually got into the book.. which kind of sucked, i really wanted to be surprised. In the end though you have mixed feelings about whether he deserves to be turned in or not. Or atleast i had them.
Hoping it's just because it's a first book and things will get better from here on out! I am giving this series the benefit of the doubt and moving on with book 2!!
I'm not sure if it's just me or not but the first half of this book really didn't catch my attention, I honestly thought this was going to a huge loss then I'd have to drag on through the other 3 just for Netgalley but THANKFULLY it picked up around 45% and i couldn't stop reading after that. To me that is a little late in the game to catch my attention, I think most people quit if the book doesn't grab them before the 100 page mark, but my i wasn't raised a quitter so i stuck it out and in the end it was a pretty decent book. I think it just went too much into detail about the people and the police force and everyone's relationships rather than really getting into the murders for me.
The murders themselves weren't really a huge deal in this book and that didn't really make sense to me, why they wouldn't focus more on them!? Barely went into any details at all.. To me it was pretty obvious who the killer was once i actually got into the book.. which kind of sucked, i really wanted to be surprised. In the end though you have mixed feelings about whether he deserves to be turned in or not. Or atleast i had them.
Hoping it's just because it's a first book and things will get better from here on out! I am giving this series the benefit of the doubt and moving on with book 2!!
myrdyr's review against another edition
4.0
3.8/5 stars. An excellent fist novel by Wilkinson. I look forward to reading the next in the series.