An Eye for an Eye
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DI Kate Young is on leave. She’s the force’s best detective, but her bosses know she’s under pressure, on medication and overcoming trauma. So after her bad judgement call leads to a narrowly averted public disaster, they’re sure all she needs is a rest.
But when Staffordshire Police summon her back to work on a murder case, it’s a harder, more suspicious Kate Young who returns. With a new ruthlessness, she sets about tracking down a clinical, calculating serial killer who is torturing victims and leaving clues to taunt the police. Spurred on by her reporter husband, Young begins to suspect that the murderer might be closer than she ever imagined.
As she works to uncover the truth, Young unravels a network of secrets and lies, with even those closest to her having something to hide. But with her own competence—and her grip on reality—called into question, can she unmask the killer before they strike again?
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3 primary booksDetective Kate Young is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Carol Wyer.
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There were a few clunky plot holes for me but I have forgiven this from the novel as it was such a fun and escapist read. This story follows DCI Kate Young, who is returning to work for the Staffordshire Police after taking some time off due to being first on scene to a traumatic murder spree on a train that left her devastated. Six months later and she thinks she's put the trauma behind her but ghosts from her past keep popping up. She is assigned to a case where victims seem to be murdered by enforced choking with an instrument and left tied up in their homes.
The further she dives into her new case the more the murder victims seem to connect to her past and the people in her life. Can she push through the pain of the past to find the answers? Who is killing these men and why?
Some bits of the novel (the structure) were organised in an over exaggerated fashion so that the plot twists were more than obvious by the time they were revealed. Also some red herrings were poorly executed and didn't work as they weren't convincing enough. That did irk me a little. But the set up of the murders was good and the links between the victims intriguing. I also enjoyed the switching of perspectives.
I am interested in seeing where this series goes as it left on a cliff hanger. I would like to see where the evolution and growth of the character of Kate Young goes.
Thank you to the author Carol Wyler, Thomas and Mercer and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
