A review by demetria_books01
Killing Jericho by William Hussey

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I must be honest- I don’t read crime novels that often but when I do, there is one thing I expect from their authors: not making it too easy to realise who is the murderer.

And god dammit, William Hussey did not make it easy. On the contrary, I had absolutely no clue who was going to be revealed as the bad guy right until the very end. Hell, I was just as confused as our main character Scott Jericho! The case he was working on seemed to be incredibly theatrical and like in a gothic novel. Other things that were happening to him were just too perfectly timed to be accidents. Still, knowing all that I had no idea who could be responsible for the murders, so just like Scott I was suspicious of every single person in Scott’s life. 

This book was just a pleasure to read, right from the start. The characters were all interesting, even if some played a part of a racist child killers or annoying paparazzi. Scott himself was such a complex character, definitely morally grey but oh how lovable and impossible to hate. Once again, William Hussey has taken his time to talk about mental health of his characters and the impact things in their life have on their behavior and way of thinking. I love how real William Hussey characters are, how they’re never just caricatures and how most of them have their good and bad moments (except racists, I approve beating them into a pulp)!

The ending blew my mind! I did not expect this rollercoaster of emotional confusion I was served! I also absolutely adore the fact that in this book some people do not get happy endings and holy duck I love the fact that William Hussey understands that some people do not deserve it. Don’t worry though, justice is served just… in a very different way than you’d expect. Nonetheless, this book was amazing and the only reason I’m giving it half a star less is because of the complete mind quack I had in the first 30% of it. Although I probably should get used to this style of writing because I adore the way William Hussey writes his books and I will definitely read anything he writes!