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A review by emloc13
The Beautiful Dead by Belinda Bauer
3.0
3 ⭐️
This was the first novel of Belinda Bauers that I’ve read, I love a gritty thriller so was expecting this to be just that! I wasn’t initially gripped as much as I would have liked and wasn’t finding myself picking up the book as often as I usually would - hence why it took me a lot longer to read this than my recent reads
Eve Singer a crime reporter working for iWitness News, will do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience
The killer loves to put on public performances as he commits his crimes, where he hopes to show everyone the beauty of dying.
When Eve crosses paths with the killer, she welcomes the chance to be first with the news from every gory scene. Until she realises that the killer now has a second obsession - her!
The book is definitely gritty in areas, the first chapter really pulled me in, but then it did take me a little while to really get into it. This book has everything you’d want from a crime drama, as well as the portrayal of family heartbreak associated with Alzheimer’s.
Overall, a good read, it’s hard for me to give 4-5 stars for this genre of book as I’ve read quite a few and this isn’t up there as one of my favourites, that being said, I’d definitely pick up another of Bauers books in the future
This was the first novel of Belinda Bauers that I’ve read, I love a gritty thriller so was expecting this to be just that! I wasn’t initially gripped as much as I would have liked and wasn’t finding myself picking up the book as often as I usually would - hence why it took me a lot longer to read this than my recent reads
Eve Singer a crime reporter working for iWitness News, will do anything to satisfy her ghoulish audience
The killer loves to put on public performances as he commits his crimes, where he hopes to show everyone the beauty of dying.
When Eve crosses paths with the killer, she welcomes the chance to be first with the news from every gory scene. Until she realises that the killer now has a second obsession - her!
The book is definitely gritty in areas, the first chapter really pulled me in, but then it did take me a little while to really get into it. This book has everything you’d want from a crime drama, as well as the portrayal of family heartbreak associated with Alzheimer’s.
Overall, a good read, it’s hard for me to give 4-5 stars for this genre of book as I’ve read quite a few and this isn’t up there as one of my favourites, that being said, I’d definitely pick up another of Bauers books in the future