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The Echo Man

Sam Holland

4.12 AVERAGE

kuhduh's review against another edition

5.0

so so so good, so intriguing and the twist? bye

niareadsitall_0204's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

I finally found a book that gave me a run for my money. This is THEE darkest book that I've ever read. I still enjoyed it and would recommend it. I wasn't able to predict ANYTHING, which made me mad in a good way. But man this was a really dark book. If you want a serial killer book, this is the one for you.

This book has every possible trigger warning, please be cautious and do some self care.

wellreadwellsaid's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

whatistasareading's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

couppang's review against another edition

3.0

I guessed the killer about halfway through the book and was so sure, but then the last few chapters had me questioning myself only to find out that I was right in the epilogue lol; this book was pretty enjoyable but very graphic and descriptive and I’m not sure what the second book is based on but the ending of this book definitely feels like it’s setting up for a sequel. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and it was a pretty good one to start with I think

toellandback's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-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

A new author to me and what a start! From the brutal opening, it's a fast paced, twisty ride that's most definitely not for the squeamish and not one to leave on aunt Edna's chair!! DCI Cara Elliott and her team are thrust into an investigation which, it's soon realised, sees the killer recreating crime scenes from historic serial killers and when some past cases are linked, it's clear that this has been going on for too long!
Part of the story is from the investigation viewpoint, however we also follow the character of Jess whose life is a mess despite being married with a young daughter and it soon gets worse as she becomes prime suspect in an arson attack.
As you'd expect, the two stories are linked and the reader finds out why very early on and we are then left to figure out who, why and when regarding the spate of violent murders and the twists in the later stages are really something unexpected!
This certainly won't be for everyone due to its graphic nature and many potential triggers, but if you can stand that, then it's a relentless story that will shock and most likely stay with you for a while and I'll be continuing with the next book to see what happens next.