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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 February 2021
Wow, what a novel. This is an amazing start to a new detective series and I, for one, am completely hooked. With an ending that both satisfied me and left me hungry for more, I've already done my research and spotted that the next book in the series is due out in June 2021 (yippee!).
Detective Kate Young is a very interesting character; she's in a kind of intermediate state between fragility and resilience after being brought back from her leave, with some of her team questioning whether she's ready to return. The case is personal to her superior so he wants the best to investigate it but by disregarding Kate's wellbeing you do wonder whether he has an ulterior motive.
Whilst investigating a potential serial killer, Kate is haunted by flashbacks of a former crime scene and you can really feel her struggling to keep her grip on reality. The flashbacks themselves are horrifying and made my pulse race as Kate replays the scene over and over, getting a little further each time to really build up tension. Being put in charge of such a high profile case, I often felt that Kate was torn between her heart wanting to numb the pain and her head wanting the return of the astute detective she is known to be.
This isn't just another police procedural though, it also delves into forensics and their role in crime solving. I loved this aspect of the story and felt it added another dimension to the plot, making it feel like I was reading true crime. Clearly, it's not just Kate who needed to keep her grip on reality!
I don't think any review I write will do this book justice. It's simply brilliant and I loved every minute of it. I was enjoying it so much I even forgot to try to work out who the killer was - now if that's not the sign of a good book, I don't know what is! Impossible to put down and gripping from start to finish, An Eye for an Eye is an exceptional crime thriller from a hugely talented and very prolific writer; it's not only very highly recommended it's an absolute must read.
Detective Kate Young is a very interesting character; she's in a kind of intermediate state between fragility and resilience after being brought back from her leave, with some of her team questioning whether she's ready to return. The case is personal to her superior so he wants the best to investigate it but by disregarding Kate's wellbeing you do wonder whether he has an ulterior motive.
Whilst investigating a potential serial killer, Kate is haunted by flashbacks of a former crime scene and you can really feel her struggling to keep her grip on reality. The flashbacks themselves are horrifying and made my pulse race as Kate replays the scene over and over, getting a little further each time to really build up tension. Being put in charge of such a high profile case, I often felt that Kate was torn between her heart wanting to numb the pain and her head wanting the return of the astute detective she is known to be.
This isn't just another police procedural though, it also delves into forensics and their role in crime solving. I loved this aspect of the story and felt it added another dimension to the plot, making it feel like I was reading true crime. Clearly, it's not just Kate who needed to keep her grip on reality!
I don't think any review I write will do this book justice. It's simply brilliant and I loved every minute of it. I was enjoying it so much I even forgot to try to work out who the killer was - now if that's not the sign of a good book, I don't know what is! Impossible to put down and gripping from start to finish, An Eye for an Eye is an exceptional crime thriller from a hugely talented and very prolific writer; it's not only very highly recommended it's an absolute must read.
