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A review by jozi_girl
The Whisperer by Donato Carrisi
3.0
Overall this was a gripping, if a little messy, psychological thriller that’s not for the faint hearted.
Six severed left arms are found buried in a circle in a forest glen. Those left arms belong to children. Girls, in fact - five of them reported missing. But no sixth child has been reported missing. No bodies have been found at all.
Criminologist Goran Gavila brings in Officer Mila Vasquez to work with his team. Mila's specialty is finding missing children. She is battling her own demons as the team struggles to follow the clues left by a deranged and devious serial killer. But he seems to be one step ahead of them at all times, playing cat and mouse with the sixth girl as the prize.
I had a few issues with Mila that I don’t need to get into detail about. But with her background its inconceivable that she was ever admitted into a police force.
The bigger problem I had with this book is that even though the author creates excellent, and I really mean Excellent, plot twists he got a bit carried away with it.
Towards the end there was a new twist every 2 pages. It almost felt as if I was reading the plots of several books and each new twist only got a cursory glance before moving to the next one.
However as this is the author’s debut novel I am happy to overlook the slightly unpolished writing and have already lined up his next book to read very soon.
He really knows how to build momentum.
Six severed left arms are found buried in a circle in a forest glen. Those left arms belong to children. Girls, in fact - five of them reported missing. But no sixth child has been reported missing. No bodies have been found at all.
Criminologist Goran Gavila brings in Officer Mila Vasquez to work with his team. Mila's specialty is finding missing children. She is battling her own demons as the team struggles to follow the clues left by a deranged and devious serial killer. But he seems to be one step ahead of them at all times, playing cat and mouse with the sixth girl as the prize.
I had a few issues with Mila that I don’t need to get into detail about. But with her background its inconceivable that she was ever admitted into a police force.
The bigger problem I had with this book is that even though the author creates excellent, and I really mean Excellent, plot twists he got a bit carried away with it.
Towards the end there was a new twist every 2 pages. It almost felt as if I was reading the plots of several books and each new twist only got a cursory glance before moving to the next one.
However as this is the author’s debut novel I am happy to overlook the slightly unpolished writing and have already lined up his next book to read very soon.
He really knows how to build momentum.