I didn’t need to know the gory details of each crime scene, it was enough to tell me someone was tortured. As the ending evolved, I found myself thinking what an important message this book is telling and hoping that it is understood.

Even a seasoned detective like Robert Hunter would need psychiatric help after solving a case of this magnitude and level of brutality.When other killings occur with completely different motives, it is only the line of poetry that connects them all together. If you love your crime thrillers to be of the cosy type, then this is definitely not the book for you.

The dedication which starts this book is such an important message also and it is fantastic that there are avenues for help listed at the back with contact details for anyone in crisis and who needs them. But I will say, this book contains situation that might be difficult for some readers, the killer is almost relatable (up to a point) and an important message is hidden in the pages. The methods and signature of the murder differs, but the level of violence used suggests that the same person is behind both crimes. It is made even more disturbing when the autopsy reveals a poem, left by the killer, inside the body of their victim. However, with more lines and more victims but an unexpected breakthrough the story comes to a satisfying conclusion and an end to one heck or a rollercoaster, adrenaline pumping story that will leave you uncomfortable and a little stunned.Wie viele Opfer wird sich der Lehrmeister also noch holen können bis Hunter und Garcia ihm auf die Schliche kommen? This review uses an affiliate link which I may receive a small commission from if you purchase through the link. Niekas, net iš mano anksčiau išvardintų autorių tokių brutalių ir kartu genialių nusikaltėlių nėr sugalvojęs. As a member of the District Attorney's Criminal Psychology team, and working together with the Police Department in numerous cases, he interviewed and studied many criminals, including serial and multiple homicide offenders with life imprisonment convictions.