Reviews tagging 'Murder'

13 by Steve Cavanagh

65 reviews

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This thriller is brilliantly written, the duel point of view keeps you engaged and there are characters to both like and dislike. The main plot of the book is made clear from the start so you could argue there’s no major ‘twists’ however there are plenty of shocks along the way and all add to the plot line rather than just being added for the sake of it. This book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone, however after reading this book I’ll be adding the rest of the series to my TBR.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Outing, Rape, and Police brutality

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had absolutely no idea this book was part of a series, let alone the fourth in. The writing was impeccable and it didn't feel like I was missing any back story let alone 3 entire previous books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Stalking, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Outing, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault, Infidelity, Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

jsc_111999's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Sexual assault

tmazzzzzi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Alcoholism, Stalking, Rape, Blood, and Car accident

parkerpng's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Rape

xchanelleo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape

geck_h8's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A lot to follow amd hard to put down but the end seemed rushed and duller than expected. Still a twist and very fun to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Violence

theinkwyrm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well I enjoyed that more than I'd anticipated. I feel like the dual perspectives kept the pacing fast and compelling and the POVs were almost equally matched as far as enjoyment. While I didn't enjoy Flynn's POV quite as much as Kane's, the courtroom drama elements helped even that up. I also appreciated that while Flynn is clearly a modern day version of the hardboiled detective, he lacks for the most part (although not completely) the misogyny that is generally typical of that trope. The only thing that you really have to suspend your disbelief for (or at least I did) was that Kane is not only a psycopathic and sociopathic serial killer but that he also has a rare disorder that means he can't feel pain (which is mentioned pretty early on), which is honestly just kind of overkill if you ask me. But I still enjoyed his POV enough that it didn't bother me enough to want to stop reading. Overall, a pretty solid thriller that you can enjoy without having read the first few books in the series.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

katie_p_adventures's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Police brutality, Death, and Violence

phantomgecko's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

5.0

I would honestly put this up there with The Silence of the Lambs in thriller/crime novels. Excellent parallel storylines, great plot development. The court procedure seemed realistic (enough) without being boring.

A++ would recommend for crime or thriller fans.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Rape, and Alcoholism