Review: Great short story, looking forward to the sequel novel!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2014
Quick disclaimer, I don't read that many thrillers so I may be taken in by the plot too easily. There is no murder scene - it has already happened by the time the story begins. The story is told from the POV of the female social worker taking care of the child left orphaned after his mother's brutal murder. It is sometimes grim, but never gruesome. I really liked the writing, chilling, and the build-up to the climax and discovery of the murderer.In fact, the social worker uncovers the true identity of the murderer by accident, by putting together a couple of details, and you as the reader come to the same conclusion as she does in the exact same time - it's pretty much impossible to work out "who's dun it" before unless by pure guesswork.So that's one mystery solved, however, another previous, similar murder remains unsolved, and this is the one tackled in the sequel novel.  I can't wait!