Murder in Thrall | 
panOne of the weirdest books I‘ve read in awhile. Set in London, Chief Inspector Acton is a brilliant murder investigator with an issue…he‘s also a stalker. His obsession? Deputy Constable Doyle, a young recent recruit. They work together to solve a series of murders. OK, the story started off fine but quickly went off the rails for me. Acton is a controlling, moody figure in a position of power (think god-like). He‘s 37, a wealthy baron who has 🔻
robinb meticulously learned EVERY aspect of Doyle‘s life (breaking into her apartment, cyber info, etc.). After working together for 3 months, he confesses to her that he has a neurosis (stalking). Doyle is a 24 yo virgin, poor, not well-educated (but gifted at reading people except for apparently Acton), and is thrilled and humbled to be working with him…and she also apologizes every 5 minutes for some infraction. 🔻 2y
robinb Is she creeped out by his obsession? Upset by his invasion of her privacy? No. She feels that she can help him, and they marry within a week of his bombshell and thus begins their incessant sexual interludes. Obviously the mystery (at least to me) takes a backseat to this icky m/f dynamic. I find it hard to believe that there are currently 15 books in this series. 🔻 2y
robinb I really couldn‘t focus on the mystery as there was just too much that disturbed me about the mains. 1/5⭐️ This was my #BookSpin. @TheAromaofBooks (edited) 2y
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KathyWheeler I don‘t think I could read this. I‘m super creeped out by stalking even though it‘s never happened to me. I couldn‘t read or watch You for the same reason. 2y
robinb @KathyWheeler I went into this blind thinking it was just a police procedural mystery. The story just got more and more unbelievable as I went along. How did a guy with his issues get to his position and slip through the loopholes?! And yes, stalkers scare me too. (edited) 2y
erzascarletbookgasm So weird. Thanks for the summary, I‘ll stay clear of this series. 2y
robinb @erzascarletbookgasm An even weirder thing for me is that it was written by a woman. That just seemed so wrong with how the relationship was set up. And it also got a lot of 4 and 5 ⭐️ reviews on GR and BookBub. To each their own. 🤷🏻♀️ 2y
robinb @KathyWheeler I‘ve steered clear of You as well. Too this-could-really-happen scary for me. 2y
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