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The Midnight King by Tariq Ashkanani
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
This is such a dark thriller. It is very cleverly written. I liked the way parts of the book were chapters from 'The Midnight King' which was written as a final unpublished novel by the serial killer himself (as a fictionalised account of his own life)
I read this book in just over a day as the short chapters jointly narrated by Nathan (the serial killer's son) and Isaac (a private detective) kept me turning the pages. There were some clever twists, and the book really helped the reader to see inside the mind of a serial killer. It also demonstrated how young lives could be affected when growing up amidst such misery, neglect and horror as the child of a serial killer.
This was not an easy read and certainly not for the faint hearted. There were some gruesome and horrific scenes. The characters and story strands all came together with a very satisfying conclusion.
I read this book in just over a day as the short chapters jointly narrated by Nathan (the serial killer's son) and Isaac (a private detective) kept me turning the pages. There were some clever twists, and the book really helped the reader to see inside the mind of a serial killer. It also demonstrated how young lives could be affected when growing up amidst such misery, neglect and horror as the child of a serial killer.
This was not an easy read and certainly not for the faint hearted. There were some gruesome and horrific scenes. The characters and story strands all came together with a very satisfying conclusion.