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Chargement... The Seventh Girl (Detective Kat Ballantyne Book 1)par Andy Maslen
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She thought he was gone. She was wrong. Fifteen years ago, a serial killer was on a rampage murdering young women in Middlehampton. Then, suddenly, the killings stopped, and the murderer was never found... So when the body of another young woman is found bearing the twisted killer's unique hallmark--the overpowering stench of lavender and an origami heart--DS Kat Ballantyne knows this can only mean one thing: the killer is back. For Kat, whose best friend was the killer's last victim all those years ago, this is deeply personal. She'll stop at nothing to prevent more women dying and bring her friend's murderer to justice. But the scent has gone cold once before. Kat will need all the help she can get in her investigation as she hunts down leads and encounters dead ends and horrifying twists. With time running out, can she finally crack the case and put a stop to the killings--or will she be the next victim? Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Review of the Thomas & Mercer Kindle eBook via Amazon Prime First Reads (December 1, 2023) in advance of the official release in paperback/ebook/audiobook formats (December 1, 2024).
Kat Ballantyne became a detective because her best friend from her teenage years became a victim to the so-called "Origami Killer" who leaves a trademark origami paper-fold at each crime site. After a supposed 7 victims the killer went into hiatus. Now after 15 years, they are back and Ballantyne is now in a position to do something about it. Her superiors doubt her obsession though and think she is wasting time and resources pursuing it.
There are twists to come throughout this novel and one of them relates to the number of early victims involved. As seen in the above quotes, the author (and then the copyeditor and proofreader) was also careless about that. Still, that confusion is eventually explained. Otherwise there were a lot of cliches and stereotypes in this. The dogged detective who is recklessly breaking rules along the way, the unsupportive male boss, the messy family with a "shady" parent, the serial killer who just can't resist leaving clues & collects "trophies" which will help convict them in the end, etc.
On the Berengaria Ease of Solving Scale® this was about a 5 out of 10, as the culprit became obvious after certain evidence (illegally obtained of course) came to light.
Overall I still thought that The Seventh Girl was reasonably well done, even if it was in the tired and overdone serial killer genre. The 2nd Kat Ballantyne book The Unseen Sister is expected to be published May 16, 2024.
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