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Written in Blood by Chris Carter
3.5
dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

๐Ÿ’ญ Like any other Robert Hunter series, this was also fast-paced with short chapters. 
The storytelling was slightly different in this book and its charm was sliver compared to the other books. 
I loved every book in the series but this one fell a bit flat for me. 

The killer was again very intelligent and his backstory was also acceptable and long(too long). I can connect with him after what he has suffered, no doubt it doesn't give him any right to do what he is doing but at the same time, I can understand his feelings. 

Another memorable side character in the book is Angela (pickpocketer).  She was smart with bitchy attitude. Her conversation with Garcia was funny.  

The killer gives Robert some instructions and it was a kind of game.  The scene was intense and funny at the same time, especially the bathroom scene which was hilarious. (you will know what I am talking about while reading)

Each book in the series has background information so that you can read it as a standalone and for the people who have read every book it tends to get repetitive and I know why it's necessary. But this book doesn't have that and I was so happy about that๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

๐.๐’  After reading the dedication of this book I know there is loss and grief connected with this book. While writing this book Carter suffered the tragic and devastating death of his partner, but with the help of his fantastic editorial team, publisher, and agent,  got his partly completed, book finished and published. 

I know it's been years since this tragedy and I can't imagine how hard it was for him at that time or even now.  I wish Carter finds happiness and peace.  
After seeing Kara's photo I realized she looks a lot like Tracyโค๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ธ๐‘ด๐’š ๐‘น๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ: โญโญโญ. 5
๐Ÿ”ธ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’” ๐‘น๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ: 4.37 (7125)
๐Ÿ”ธ๐‘ฎ๐’†๐’๐’“๐’†: Crime Thriller, Mystery
๐Ÿ”ธ๐‘บ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”: Robert Hunter (Book 11)
๐Ÿ”ธ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’: Yes!!
I don't want to be biased here and reflect the author's situation on my ratings or reviews, but I do have to be honest and say it's not the best in the series.  
But still worth a read!!