Book Synopsis:
Detective Chief Superintendent Frankie Sheehan does not wish to linger on the grisly scene before her eyes. Two mutilated corpses. In a church. In Clontarf. Her profiling background screams one fact: this is just the beginning of a sickening message.
Meanwhile, a 17-year-old case is playing out on a TV documentary, the convicted professing his innocence and historical police errors being exposed daily in the media. Frankie’s superior, commissioner Donna Hegarty, makes no bones about who she expects to clean things up – both in terms of past mishandlings and the present murders.
But not everyone working the cases wants the truth to come out. And the corridors of power have their own vested interest. Soon Frankie pinpoints just what is making her so nervous: the fact that anyone could be the next victim when justice is the killer.
The Killer In Me is a fast-paced thriller in which lies are safer than the truth, the past is never far from the present, and the ability to kill could well, it seems, live in everyone.
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My Review:
The Killer In Me is another fantastically gripping thriller from a very talented author. I was immediately drawn into the story with the descriptions of a very intriguing and unusual murder scene which hinted at a different serial killer story then normal.
One of the things I most enjoyed about this book is the intimate, fly on the wall glimpse of the case. The reader is given access to every bit of evidence that the police uncover which makes you feel that you are there trying to solve the case among the detectives. I found this absolutely fascinating and enjoyed watching them trying to solve the case, whilst trying to work it out myself.
Alongside the already intriguing serial killer story is a reinvestigation into a cold case involving the slaughter of a local family, run by Frankie’s sister in law, which obviously confuses matters. Throughout the book old evidence is re-examined and I found it quite horrifying to see how many mistakes were made. There are some quite sensitive issues of domestic violence and mental health included in this book which might be a difficult read for some people. They are important to the story though as they help you to understand the characters and the case more. The reader is given the sense that the two are related and I had a lot of fun trying to figure out how.
The atmosphere in the book slowly builds as more bodies are found and there were lots of twists that kept me guessing. I found I really enjoyed watching Frankie work everything out and was completely absorbed in the story right up until the rather shocking ending.
Huge thanks to Milly Reid for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Quercus publishers for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
Olivia Kiernan is an Irish writer living in the UK and author of crime thriller, TOO CLOSE TO BREATHE. She was born and raised in County Meath, near the famed heritage town of Kells and holds an MA in Creative Writing awarded by the University of Sussex.
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