This thriller isn’t something I’d normally read but I quite enjoyed it. Basically I’d finished my book on holiday so Mum let me read hers (thanks Mum).

A prostitute is found murdered so the story follows the police, other prostitutes and also the local cathedral who are trying to reach out to them. There are a number of other murders but are they linked? Is it a serial killer or more than one person? Who is it? Ooooooohhhh…. 

While there were times the writing was a bit weak, the number of twists and turns help you to forgive that. I didn’t guess who the killer was until the very end, I didn’t think there was any hint before, and that’s very clever.

This is one part of a series featuring the main detective, Simon Serrailler. I haven’t read any of the other parts of the series and I don’t have a great inclination to, though several things are mentioned and then not expanded on because they happen in other books, which can be a bit frustrating.

Considering the only other thriller I’ve read it’s Gone Girl, this seemed tame in comparison and wasn’t so heart-poundingly tense, but it did keep me gripped until the end. 

I’d recommend it to those trying out thrillers for the first time; those into the more John Grisham style may find it slightly lacking, though that’s just my opinion.