review by Brian Lowen on show 27th Oct 2011
I think that this was the first book written by Simon Beckett, published in 2006, but what an opener! A really good thriller with a dramatic twist at the end that completely caught me by surprise. Not for the faint hearted as there are some pretty gruesome descriptions contained in the story that made me wonder if I might be letting myself in for some nightmares!
Three years ago forensics expert David Hunter abandoned his old life after a personal tragedy nearly destroyed him. Now working as a local GP doctor in a remote village on the Norfolk Broads he believes he’s left his past work behind. But then they find what’s left of Sally Palmer….
The body has been savagely mutilated. The Police need Dr Hunter’s expertise to find the killer, but he is desperate to remain uninvolved. Then a second woman disappears and the close-knit community that had been David Hunter’s refuge becomes a maelstrom of fear and paranoia. No one is exempt from suspicion.
Then when Dr Hunter’s new girl friend becomes the third woman to disappear, he becomes completely involved in the desperate race to find her before she is killed.
An excellent, well-written story with believable characters. A real page turner that I can thoroughly recommend.
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