The Doll’s House: A Detective Helen Grace Thriller. M. J. Arlidge. Penguin Group (USA). February 2016. 432 pp. ISBN#: 9780451475510.
Helen Grace is well-known to mystery and
crime novel fans as the author of Pop
Goes the Weasel” and now returns in her third thriller story. Her Southampton job is to find a
psychopathic, serial killer who buries his victims on a nearby beach.
Now Ruth Sprackler had spent the night
drinking and never imagined why her captor would kidnap her and hide her in his
basement. She awakens, not knowing where
she is or why she is there. The creepiness and pathologically sickening
behavior of Ruth’s captor is so intense it elicits intense fear and horror at
what is unfolding. For those who love
the thrill of stories such as this one, you will be more than satisfied and
frightened. Ruth believes she will be
successful in finding this killer before he kills again, never imagining
another victim is coming close to the end of her life.
Before the killer claims his victims in
death, he sends cruel texts to family members of his victims. The torturous nature of this act is almost
beyond imagination but is clearly an edge that makes the killer feel powerful
beyond words which he expresses as amusement.
Hallmarks of his identity appear and little by little Helen and her team
will figure out the sick motivation behind this killer’s devastating acts.
While Ruth is attempting to solve this
mystery before more victims are claimed, she has a problem at work. A change in personnel leaves Detective Ceri
Harwood in charge and pulling rank. Her
jealousy is revealed in the way she tries to block Ruth from pursuing this
killer even to the point of bribery.
The
Doll’s House… is the
real deal in thriller fiction and sure to enthrall all lovers of the
genre. Stay tuned for more truly
frightening, spine-tingling and adrenalin-pumping thrillers from this highly
skilled author, M. J. Arlidge!
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