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A review by pandasbookshelf
Jackdaw by Daniel Cole
5.0
Jackdaw is the first in a new crime series by the author, Daniel Cole. I’ve recently read the first two books in his gripping Ragdoll trilogy which had a unique (and gruesome) crime and complex and morally-grey characters, so I was excited to read this latest book. The authors reputation for writing unique crimes didn’t disappointment with one and we are presented with a killer who leaves claw-like scratches on the victim’s face and a propensity to take shiny objects leading to the aptly named Jackdaw Killer. I’ll confess I did have to Google what a jackdaw was which gave me more insight into the symbolism of this in the story.
This book would appeal to fans of police procedural and serial killer genres. I couldn’t help but draw similarities of the two main characters in this series to Fawkes and Baxter in the Ragdoll trilogy. This made the story for me feel a bit repetitive but there were enough unique aspects to this that shows us the author’s style and ability to create engaging protagonists. I’m planning to read Mimic next, while I eagerly await future books by this author.
This book would appeal to fans of police procedural and serial killer genres. I couldn’t help but draw similarities of the two main characters in this series to Fawkes and Baxter in the Ragdoll trilogy. This made the story for me feel a bit repetitive but there were enough unique aspects to this that shows us the author’s style and ability to create engaging protagonists. I’m planning to read Mimic next, while I eagerly await future books by this author.