This is a suspense/thriller novel aimed at adults due to the
graphic violence descriptions.
As a journalist, Noel has read her fair share of violent
police reports. A suspect has just been arrested for the abuse and murder of
his step-daughter, but something seems off to Noel. The evidence just fits too
neatly. On a hunch she combs through similar cases and finds what she thinks is
a pattern. Can she convince the police that a serial killer is on the loose and
that so many other closed cases may have convicted the wrong suspects?
This story really hits you in the gut. Journal entries are
scattered throughout the book by the actual killer, and you shudder as the
person recounts the abuse they suffered as a child and the ramifications from
it. The clues throughout the book point you to a certain person in a group of
friends who were previously at university together, and as you think you are joining
the dots in your mind, you are pointed in another direction. The idea behind
the story is interesting in that we as a society are prepared to believe the
worst about someone based on their previous deeds. The level of abuse on so
many of these children, so graphically described, was horrific. Horrific to
think that this happens every day and people get away with it.
I didn't enjoy the amount of editing mistakes-misspelled
words and lack of spaces between words cropped up constantly.
It's a difficult book to read as it deals with a lot of
taboo, but makes you realise that sometimes we put on blinkers against the evil
in the world and we actually need to stand up for the victims. A well-written
book where the ending will leave you feeling very uneasy.
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