The crucifix killer
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When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death. All the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer' Or could the unthinkable be true' Is the real killer still out there, ready to embark once again on a vicious and violent killing spree, selecting his victims seemingly at random, taunting Robert Hunter with his inability to catch him' Hunter and his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining.
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This was my first thriller of the year and what a start! Not even half way through and I had ordered the second book in the series.
This follows Robert Hunter and his new partner, Carlos Garcia, who get put on the case of what appears to be a copy cat of a very sadistic murderer, the Crucifix Killer.
What I loved about this thriller was how much Hunter delves into the mind of the killer throughout his investigation. It's not just finding clues and putting them together, he has a criminal psychology background and uses it to figure out how the person is thinking. I love shows like Criminal Minds so this was perfect for me!
As a couple of other reviewers have said, there was a lot of explaining of “how it was done” by during the final face off at the end, which I suppose was necessary, but it was still quite a lot and feel some could have been found during the investigation instead to reduce this. This didn't really detract from the story for me and I still loved the ending, which I definitely did not guess!