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The Seventh Victim by Michael Wood, Mathew Horne, Joanne Froggatt

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4.0

Jonathan Egan Walsh is a serial rapist, kidnapper, and murderer. This isn’t a spoiler, spilt at the start of my review; we are introduced to him through his crimes within the book’s first few paragraphs. Walsh was about to snatch a young boy from his school playground whilst he was waiting for his mother. His mother is running late. This crime is stopped before it happens, and there was his introduction. 
 
Walsh admits to taking, abusing, and killing the 13 boys whose remains have been found. He doesn’t help with the locating of them. 
 
For 25 years, Diane Marshall has been desperate to know what has happened to her son, Zachery ‘Zac’ Marshall, who disappeared one evening and has never been found. Walsh has never told them what he did with Zac’s body. 
 
Through the breakdown of her marriage and the splintering of her relationship with her other son, Diane is unable to move past that day. 
 
Partway through the novel, the story changes direction, and nothing you thought you understood stands anymore. 
 
I was utterly absorbed by this book. The narration was excellent, well performed and added to the story’s tone. I held my breath through so much of it I had to give myself breaks. 
 
Clever twists that I wasn’t expecting, and although I thought I knew what happened to Zac, there was so much I didn’t know. 
 
I would definitely recommend this book if you follow serial killer podcasts, horror fiction or enjoy dark reads. 
 
Rating 4.0 / 5.0 
This book was published in March 2020. 
 
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