A review by beckyyreadss
The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I wanted to read this book as the first book was recommended to me by a friend and I instantly loved the three books in this series, the third book creep me out last time so I was really looking forward to reading the next book in the series and this book did not disappoint me at all.
 
The main character is a detective named Robert Hunter. He has another bad case. A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. The act seems senseless – he was terminally ill with only a few weeks left to live. But what shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card that the killer left behind. For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but this method is unlike anything he has ever seen before. What could the hidden message be? Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they’ve found a lead, a new body is found with a new calling card. But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they’ve made goes out of the window. Hunter is pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with the confident Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the investigation before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches to his masterpiece.  

I like this book; I think Chris Carter is a genius. I think the mystery and the suspense is brilliant and enough to keep you hooked.  This book still creeps me out. The first one managed to creep me out and the third book managed to creep me out. This book is third on the shelf in creepiness so far. Just from the first crime scene alone, I was like nope, I'm sleeping with the lights on.  I loved Hunter and Garcia’s friendship. Captain Blake is slowly growing on me, but I do miss Captain Bolter. I think that’s just because he gives me Donald Cragen vibes. I love the addition of Alice in this book and she was giving me Penelope Garcia vibes and I hope she makes a few more appearances especially with how the book ended. The only thing that I would say that is a weakness, for me personally, is the short chapters. I just prefer bigger chapters. However, in this book, it did fit well with Chris Carter’s writing style where it usually doesn’t work for me. I was hooked that after a while the short chapters didn’t both me as they usually would with other authors. 

Overall, the book was an easy and quick read and because the writing was amazing, the storyline freaked me out and it was overall brilliant I gave it four stars. I cannot wait for the next book in the series and how creeped out I get by Chris Carter. 
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