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A review by mags_louise
The Twenty by Sam Holland
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The Twenty is my first introduction to author Sam Holland. But I do have The Echo Man on my bookshelf and after devouring this story. I will definitely be reading it very very soon!
As The Twenty is a deliciously dark, complex, gripping and twisted story featuring major crimes detective DCI Adam Bishop. Who is called to a crime scene. The likes of which no one on his team has ever seen before.
A scene that includes numerous dead bodies each with a roman numeral assigned to them and Adam is immediately concerned that this killer is using the numbers as a way to count their kills.
What he doesn't expect is his ex-wife arriving on his doorstep claiming she knows who the killer is.
Yet, Adam is having none of it. Only he comes to regret that decision when the killer strikes again and again. And somebody close to the team is targeted.
But as the hunt intensifies the killer becomes even more barbaric and dangerous and absolutely no one is safe not even DCI Bishop himself.
And with macabre crime scenes, big twists and an ending I did not see coming. This was a fantastic read. That had me reading long into the night! And it's a story I would 100% recommend to others!!
My thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Twenty. 😊
As The Twenty is a deliciously dark, complex, gripping and twisted story featuring major crimes detective DCI Adam Bishop. Who is called to a crime scene. The likes of which no one on his team has ever seen before.
A scene that includes numerous dead bodies each with a roman numeral assigned to them and Adam is immediately concerned that this killer is using the numbers as a way to count their kills.
What he doesn't expect is his ex-wife arriving on his doorstep claiming she knows who the killer is.
Yet, Adam is having none of it. Only he comes to regret that decision when the killer strikes again and again. And somebody close to the team is targeted.
But as the hunt intensifies the killer becomes even more barbaric and dangerous and absolutely no one is safe not even DCI Bishop himself.
And with macabre crime scenes, big twists and an ending I did not see coming. This was a fantastic read. That had me reading long into the night! And it's a story I would 100% recommend to others!!
My thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Twenty. 😊