It Ends with Her is a standalone thriller featuring a psychopathic serial killer and the FBI team that has been on his trail for years.
His name is Simon Cross. Agent Clarke Sinclair is technically one up as she knows his name. So surely she should be able to find him? As the years of baiting each other continue, Simon keeps taunting her with photographs and clues but Clarke is no closer to bringing him in. His MO is to target girls with red hair, so why has he now taken a blonde? Has he made a mistake or is there something else underlying his actions? Clarke gets pulled in deeper to find that everything was geared to her, so to finish it, it ends with her.
The story is told mainly from 3 POV’s and timelines: you have Clarke who is a supposed FBI star but is an alcoholic with self-harm issues, Adelaide, an orphan who spent time with Simon in a foster home and Bess, the latest of Simon’s victims who was in an abusive relationship. Clarke’s character is difficult to like as she is self-centred and able to push the blame for most of her actions on others. I did find a lot of her whining annoying, but I think the author did a great job of making us try to understand an unlikeable character. The clues and games lead to a great ending, which you think you have guessed but are not quite sure. There were a few questions left unanswered in the book, but as a new author, I think the story and writing were captivating. I just think the relationships between some of the characters could have been explored a little more.
Overall a great read and would definitely recommend it.
Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review it.
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