4/5 stars
CW: small amount of transphobic language, misgendering and use of outdated terms.
This was so nearly a 5 star book! The story was ever so gripping and drew me in straight away.
Pairs of victims are being kidnapped, held in a secure location and starved. They are left a gun with a single bullet and an instruction to kill or be killed.
The DI on the case - Helen Grace - is a strong, stoic character who is struggling to find the reason behind the crime. Soon another pair appears, seemingly unconnected to the first but clearly the same perpetrator, and unusually a woman!
I loved all the different points of view and the descriptiveness of the author's writing. The characters and story were engaging and the pacing was good overall but the ending was seriously lacking.
The killer's explanation was vague and sparse, I had to guess her motives and even then I'm unsure overall.
I did appreciate the overall reveal though. But after the killer is apprehended everything just stops and that's it, the book is over.
There was an extract from the next book in my copy which picks up a short time after and presumably gives a lot more of the aftermath, so it's disappointing that it's not included in this book. However I enjoyed it enough to seek out more in the series.
Stef Out x
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