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A review by jmatkinson1
Splinter in the Blood by Ashley Dyer
4.0
A serial killer is stalking the streets of Liverpool. Nicknamed the Thorn Killer, he takes women off the streets and tortures them for days/weeks, tattooing all over their bodies then dumping them in staged scenes. DCI Greg Carver is obsessed and it has cost him his marriage but when he is shot Sergeant Lake has to take over. Lake holds a lot of secrets herself, can she find the Thorn Killer before it is too late?
The start of this book is excellent, there is a real twist on the normal police procedural from page one which is not fully resolved until fairly deep into the story and that grabs the reader's attention from the off. I liked the setting in Liverpool, having lived there many years ago I know the areas around Sefton Park, Wavertree and the Georgian Quarter which helped picture in the mind's eye. The killer is flagged up fairly early on and pretty obviously but that didn't affect my enjoyment and The pace and twisty plot are enough to satisfy any fan of crime fiction.
The start of this book is excellent, there is a real twist on the normal police procedural from page one which is not fully resolved until fairly deep into the story and that grabs the reader's attention from the off. I liked the setting in Liverpool, having lived there many years ago I know the areas around Sefton Park, Wavertree and the Georgian Quarter which helped picture in the mind's eye. The killer is flagged up fairly early on and pretty obviously but that didn't affect my enjoyment and The pace and twisty plot are enough to satisfy any fan of crime fiction.