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A review by lisamshardlow
Dead Inside by Noelle Holten
5.0
There’s a serial killer who is targeting domestic abuse offenders on the loose. This is DC Maggie Jamieson’s toughest case yet. The police suspect the killer to be Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood, who has a connection to all of the victims. When the next domestic abuser is killed, and this time it’s Lucy’s husband, Maggie and her team must race against time to try to solve the murders before another person dies.
This was absolutely gripping from start to finish! It was also very harrowing, disturbing, and difficult to read at times as well, such as the scenes of abuse and violence. Told mainly in third person, each chapter tells us different character perspectives, including the domestic abusers. I had some serious hatred for a few characters in this book, and I was glad when it moved on to someone else, but I just couldn’t stop reading. I wanted to know what was going to happen next! And all the way through I was kind of hoping that the serial killer would succeed and not get caught. Also I really did not see that ending coming at all - it was SO good! The author worked as a Probation Officer for 18 years, and it clearly shows that she has a lot of knowledge and experience of the subject matter.
I read many different genres, and I very rarely read crime fiction but I’m really glad I read this. I was very pleasantly surprised at how it grabbed me straight away and didn’t let go until the end - and maybe not even then, as this is the start of a series which I fully intend to read the rest of. I really don’t think that there was anything that I didn’t like about this. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves contemporary crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers, detective stories, and police procedurals.
This was absolutely gripping from start to finish! It was also very harrowing, disturbing, and difficult to read at times as well, such as the scenes of abuse and violence. Told mainly in third person, each chapter tells us different character perspectives, including the domestic abusers. I had some serious hatred for a few characters in this book, and I was glad when it moved on to someone else, but I just couldn’t stop reading. I wanted to know what was going to happen next! And all the way through I was kind of hoping that the serial killer would succeed and not get caught. Also I really did not see that ending coming at all - it was SO good! The author worked as a Probation Officer for 18 years, and it clearly shows that she has a lot of knowledge and experience of the subject matter.
I read many different genres, and I very rarely read crime fiction but I’m really glad I read this. I was very pleasantly surprised at how it grabbed me straight away and didn’t let go until the end - and maybe not even then, as this is the start of a series which I fully intend to read the rest of. I really don’t think that there was anything that I didn’t like about this. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.
I highly recommend this to anyone who loves contemporary crime fiction, mysteries and thrillers, detective stories, and police procedurals.