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A review by karlyo83
The Killer in Me by Olivia Kiernan
5.0
My Rating Style: 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ticked all the boxes LOVED IT!!!
Detective Chief Superintendent, Frankie Sheehan is back and the crimes are closer to home than ever before. Sean Hennessy shocked the tight-knit beach community when he was convicted of murdering his parents and attempting to kill his sister. He was only 15 at the time, he has spent 17 years behind bars and now he has been released.
Insisting on his innocence the entire time Sean is out to seek support in the form of a documentary claiming his innocence and the evidence that was allegedly quashed by the Gardi. Unfortunately for Sean his new found release coincides with the discovery of two grisly murders in his (and Frankie’s home town).
Frankie is not convinced of Sean’s innocence and she is out to find the truth about whether these new murders are related to his recent release… or if there is another killer out there waiting to strike again.
This is the second book in the Frankie Sheehan series (the first being [b:Too Close to Breathe|34948442|Too Close to Breathe (Frankie Sheehan, #1)|Olivia Kiernan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516806728l/34948442._SY75_.jpg|56220247]) and first up I would highly recommend reading them in order - mainly so you get a feel for our main character Frankie and her super awesome team. BUT having said that you don’t need to have read book one to dive into this one it would do well as a standalone.
Olivia Kiernan has done wonders again with round 2, her attention to detail with police procedure is probably the best I have ever read in a series. Now I am not a member of the Irish Gardi BUT when I read these novels I feel like I am being treated to an insider view of what goes on in an investigation. The author has spent what I would imagine is countless hours of research in getting this right. There is no big rush to the end with these crimes. Process and procedure is followed, leads are collected, suspects interviewed AND let go if they don’t meet the grade.
For example I don’t think I have read this take on being able to rule out a suspect in any other police procedurals:
There’s something satisfying about ruling out a suspect. You might think it should be otherwise, but every path followed and eliminated is one step closer to the truth. We’re not blinded or immobilised by choice. Every name crossed off leaves only the guilty behind.
Love this
Detective Chief Superintendent, Frankie Sheehan is back and the crimes are closer to home than ever before. Sean Hennessy shocked the tight-knit beach community when he was convicted of murdering his parents and attempting to kill his sister. He was only 15 at the time, he has spent 17 years behind bars and now he has been released.
Insisting on his innocence the entire time Sean is out to seek support in the form of a documentary claiming his innocence and the evidence that was allegedly quashed by the Gardi. Unfortunately for Sean his new found release coincides with the discovery of two grisly murders in his (and Frankie’s home town).
Frankie is not convinced of Sean’s innocence and she is out to find the truth about whether these new murders are related to his recent release… or if there is another killer out there waiting to strike again.
This is the second book in the Frankie Sheehan series (the first being [b:Too Close to Breathe|34948442|Too Close to Breathe (Frankie Sheehan, #1)|Olivia Kiernan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1516806728l/34948442._SY75_.jpg|56220247]) and first up I would highly recommend reading them in order - mainly so you get a feel for our main character Frankie and her super awesome team. BUT having said that you don’t need to have read book one to dive into this one it would do well as a standalone.
Olivia Kiernan has done wonders again with round 2, her attention to detail with police procedure is probably the best I have ever read in a series. Now I am not a member of the Irish Gardi BUT when I read these novels I feel like I am being treated to an insider view of what goes on in an investigation. The author has spent what I would imagine is countless hours of research in getting this right. There is no big rush to the end with these crimes. Process and procedure is followed, leads are collected, suspects interviewed AND let go if they don’t meet the grade.
For example I don’t think I have read this take on being able to rule out a suspect in any other police procedurals:
There’s something satisfying about ruling out a suspect. You might think it should be otherwise, but every path followed and eliminated is one step closer to the truth. We’re not blinded or immobilised by choice. Every name crossed off leaves only the guilty behind.
Love this