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A review by nannyf
Last to Die by Arlene Hunt
4.0
After a few reads I had been disappointed in, I went into this one with high expectations. I love a good psychological thriller and really needed a decent storyline to pull me out of the book slump I had found myself in.
This story starts with a horrific event in a school, leaving several people dead and turning a teacher into a hero for the community. They see Jessie as someone who is a credit to the local community. She receives a lot of attention from local people, but also from further afield when news reporters begin to cover the story. One in particular wants to dig deeper into her past and finds out something which changes everything.
The story is told in dual perspectives. The first is Jessie. The second is that of Caleb Switch, a serial killer who loves nothing more than hunting his victims down. It was his part of the story which I was slightly disappointed in if I'm being totally honest. I love reading about the murders committed in books, seeing glimpses of the killers mind at the same time. In this story, we hear about his crimes but we don't see them up close until the last part. The other deaths he has caused weren't featured enough for me.
Saying that, the whole book did grip me throughout. A copy was received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This story starts with a horrific event in a school, leaving several people dead and turning a teacher into a hero for the community. They see Jessie as someone who is a credit to the local community. She receives a lot of attention from local people, but also from further afield when news reporters begin to cover the story. One in particular wants to dig deeper into her past and finds out something which changes everything.
The story is told in dual perspectives. The first is Jessie. The second is that of Caleb Switch, a serial killer who loves nothing more than hunting his victims down. It was his part of the story which I was slightly disappointed in if I'm being totally honest. I love reading about the murders committed in books, seeing glimpses of the killers mind at the same time. In this story, we hear about his crimes but we don't see them up close until the last part. The other deaths he has caused weren't featured enough for me.
Saying that, the whole book did grip me throughout. A copy was received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.