pickWell, I stuck it out. After posting before, I gave it one last li‘l try. That did the trick. I got over the hump & dove fully in. This is a police procedural meets psychological foray into a serial sex killer‘s mind. It‘s *dated* insofar as the lgbtq+ community is concerned, there are TWs for days, and the “twist” isn‘t really a twist. But it was well written & earned its stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Also, for Mother‘s Day, treated myself to a few treats. 🤩
It is literally the perfect reading weather ⛈️💙⛈️, but I‘ve been having the *hardest* time getting into this book. I‘ve been trying for about a week now, and I‘m just stuck in the beginning…. 😩
May need to move on and return when the brain‘s in a more focused place….. 🤔
But trying in earnest: #hyggehour #hyggereadathon #hyggereadinghour (I can never remember which 🫣) @Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks @TheBookHippie
bailedHad to bail on this one. Not what I expected at all and very boring. 🙁😴
“The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim.”
#BookMoods #SecondInASeries
Has to be Wire in the Blood, one of my all-time favourite books and second in the excellent Tony Hill / Carol Jordan series. This was also the title of the tv series they made from the books.
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Working on a scarf while trying to read and be covered in cats is as complicated as it is cozy. This book, on the other hand, is a dark one. I‘d watched the show, Wire in the Blood, but still wasn‘t prepared for everything going on here. #lennox #huey #catsoflitsy #readharder2022
so-soJacko Vance, serial killer of teenage girls, has been banged up in prison since Book 2. He manages to inveigle his way into a position where he can take the place of a prisoner due to go on day release so he can wreak a plan of revenge.
I can only rate this one as average as the book went on for too long. Tony was definitely off his game, but Carol Jordan really annoyed me. I'm a bit lukewarm about reading the next one after the ending. 3⭐
pickThis was a return to form after the ho-hum of the previous book: pacier with a tightly written plot. There's less gore in this one too as the murders happen 'off page' but there are still a couple of grisly descriptions of the aftermath. The conclusion also hints that there may be some movement in Tony & Carol's personal relationship at last. 4🌟
so-soYeah, I finished this book today! It is only a so-so because it isn't very exciting. But I like the protagonists and the antagonists. Next book with Tony Hill and Carol Jordan will be an audiobook.
The book counts for my #Scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter #thriller #crime
pickI found Carol rather irritating in this one as she continually rubbished Tony's insights into the case - wasn't she there during the last 4 books?! There's quite a lot going on in the plot, with poisonings, bombs, terrorism, etc & Tony's horrible mother turns up intent on defrauding him of his inheritance. Even so, I found this a bit more difficult to get through than the previous books as it seems to lose momentum a little. 3.5🌟
