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The Naturalist
by Andrew Mayne
About a year ago, I read the second book in this series and was absolutely thrilled. Since then, I have read two other books by this author from his other series. They were just as good. But finally it's time to read the first book in this series. The one where Theo's story begins. And let me say that I was not disappointed.
This book has two great elements - an extraordinary main character and a very good storyline. Theo is a computational biologist. But not only his profession is fascinating. He is a very complicated character with a fascinating personality. He doesn't quite think like an ordinary person. He also has the remarkable ability to apply his scientific knowledge to problems in other fields.
The plot is also very interesting. Not only is the action very fast and there are lots of twists and turns. But I also liked the overall idea which is quite innovative. The murderer kills his victims by trying to disguise an attack from a wild animal, and he does it very convincingly and effectively. I like this formula very much and I think it worked well.
I don't know how much of what the author described in this book, especially when it comes to research and scientific theories, is true, but it all seemed very reasonable and made perfect sense. It made a very coherent story and rooted the story in the modern times.
This is not a book for sensitive readers. There are several scenes of violence, but also unappealing descriptions of bodies in varying degrees of decay. Everything is described in fairly detailed clinical language through the eyes of Theo.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good and unique thriller. As for me, I plan to read other books by this author as well.
This book has two great elements - an extraordinary main character and a very good storyline. Theo is a computational biologist. But not only his profession is fascinating. He is a very complicated character with a fascinating personality. He doesn't quite think like an ordinary person. He also has the remarkable ability to apply his scientific knowledge to problems in other fields.
The plot is also very interesting. Not only is the action very fast and there are lots of twists and turns. But I also liked the overall idea which is quite innovative. The murderer kills his victims by trying to disguise an attack from a wild animal, and he does it very convincingly and effectively. I like this formula very much and I think it worked well.
I don't know how much of what the author described in this book, especially when it comes to research and scientific theories, is true, but it all seemed very reasonable and made perfect sense. It made a very coherent story and rooted the story in the modern times.
This is not a book for sensitive readers. There are several scenes of violence, but also unappealing descriptions of bodies in varying degrees of decay. Everything is described in fairly detailed clinical language through the eyes of Theo.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good and unique thriller. As for me, I plan to read other books by this author as well.