5 / 5 Stars
"It was Occam's razor: The simplest answer is usually the correct one."
This book is exactly what I was looking for! In the mood for a really outstanding, scare the pants of me book, I posted a question on Facebook looking for opinions. After the first few replies of books I'm not interested in reading (The Bible & What to Expect When You're Expecting (har har my friends, har har)) Rebecca recommended this book. After the first chapter I thought 'meh - gory yes but I'm not really feeling it.' - and then my mind was blown. This book was really really edge of your seat, gory, what the bloody hell is going to happen next fantastic.
So here's the D.L. - Detective William Coe is an amazing detective, with an impeccable arrest record - and a pretty wicked case of OCD. I think that's probably why I enjoyed him so much - I can relate. There is a series of excessively brutal murders occurring in his jurisdiction and he is lead on the case. The murders - in my humble, horror & gore loving opinion - we're awesome! There is blood, there is guts, there is intestines used as rope, severed heads and it's all wonderfully descriptive. Upon starting the book I didn't know it was going to go in a supernatural angle, I went into this one blind. Surprisingly, it did end up really good though - I anticipated a detective story and it really did intermingle regular detective work with a really well done supernatural angle. This leaves Coe with the dilemma - how the bloody hell does he tell his co-workers / superiors that it's not a human doing the killing without being sent to the looney bin? All this while making sure his coat is hung up correctly, his rug is the correct distance from the coat rack and his keys make the right sound when he drops them - being someone who suffers from OCD I was actually physically uncomfortable during the parts that he was if something was out of place - good writing or I'm insane? Hard to say but I think it was good writing :) I also enjoyed the new moon angle - different from the usual full moon stuff and the writer makes a good point in pointing out that in the jungle there are fewer kills during a full moon as it is brighter - perhaps I'm a twit but that never occurred to me, perhaps it's bull shit, I don't really care but it was an interesting thought - and the darkness of a new moon for sure adds a creepy vibe.
Alas, I shall stop rambling and just say - if you like horror - check this out. Well written, well played out and I'm really looking forward to the next book to see how this shit show plays out.
Cheers!
"It was Occam's razor: The simplest answer is usually the correct one."
This book is exactly what I was looking for! In the mood for a really outstanding, scare the pants of me book, I posted a question on Facebook looking for opinions. After the first few replies of books I'm not interested in reading (The Bible & What to Expect When You're Expecting (har har my friends, har har)) Rebecca recommended this book. After the first chapter I thought 'meh - gory yes but I'm not really feeling it.' - and then my mind was blown. This book was really really edge of your seat, gory, what the bloody hell is going to happen next fantastic.
So here's the D.L. - Detective William Coe is an amazing detective, with an impeccable arrest record - and a pretty wicked case of OCD. I think that's probably why I enjoyed him so much - I can relate. There is a series of excessively brutal murders occurring in his jurisdiction and he is lead on the case. The murders - in my humble, horror & gore loving opinion - we're awesome! There is blood, there is guts, there is intestines used as rope, severed heads and it's all wonderfully descriptive. Upon starting the book I didn't know it was going to go in a supernatural angle, I went into this one blind. Surprisingly, it did end up really good though - I anticipated a detective story and it really did intermingle regular detective work with a really well done supernatural angle. This leaves Coe with the dilemma - how the bloody hell does he tell his co-workers / superiors that it's not a human doing the killing without being sent to the looney bin? All this while making sure his coat is hung up correctly, his rug is the correct distance from the coat rack and his keys make the right sound when he drops them - being someone who suffers from OCD I was actually physically uncomfortable during the parts that he was if something was out of place - good writing or I'm insane? Hard to say but I think it was good writing :) I also enjoyed the new moon angle - different from the usual full moon stuff and the writer makes a good point in pointing out that in the jungle there are fewer kills during a full moon as it is brighter - perhaps I'm a twit but that never occurred to me, perhaps it's bull shit, I don't really care but it was an interesting thought - and the darkness of a new moon for sure adds a creepy vibe.
Alas, I shall stop rambling and just say - if you like horror - check this out. Well written, well played out and I'm really looking forward to the next book to see how this shit show plays out.
Cheers!