Thank you Hanover Square Press/Netgalley, #partner, for the advanced copy of The Kill List in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: August 6, 2024
Summary:
He will come for them, one by one…Five shocking murders
Twenty-five years ago, DCI Harry Rhimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people. Streeter’s ‘kill list’ of victims was found in his home, and he was convicted of all five crimes.
A legacy under threat
Now, Streeter’s convictions are being overturned, as new evidence implies the original investigation was corrupt. No one is more shocked that DI Henley. Because this case is personal; Rhimes was her old boss, and he’s no longer alive to defend himself. But when the killings start up again, Henley must face the truth: Rhimes got it wrong twenty-five years ago.
A hunt for a killer
Henley and her team reopen the original murder cases, but they must put their personal feelings to one side. Because the real killer is still out there, and he’s working his way through a new kill list . . .
My thoughts:
This is the third book in Nadine Matheson’s Inspector Anjelica Henley series and this latest book was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer! And I’m happy to report that it totally exceeded all my expectations and then some! This series is amazing, especially if you like dark, thrilling reads like I do!
This book just might be my new favorite of the series and that’s saying something because I’ve loved them all so far. But this one just seemed to up the ante even more. It’s dark, gruesome and totally unsettling, and yet I could not put it down. Not only do we have a serial killer storyline at play, but the way the past and present were woven together kept me on my toes the entire time. This is a fast-paced story with no slow parts, which is quite a feat for a rather long book.
I love how the author continues to balance the meat of the book – the cases that DI Henley and her team are working on – with the continued character development. As with the previous book, we see that Henley and even Ramouter still have things going on in their personal lives that make balancing work and life a bit trying at times.
I am such a fan of this author’s writing. There is nothing that we are given throughout the books that is not needed. She leaves us little breadcrumbs all along – you just have to be quick enough to pick up on them. I can only hope there are more books to come in this series…I’m not ready to be done with Henley and her team just yet!
Books in this series:
- The Jigsaw Man
- The Binding Room
- The Kill List
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