A deranged predator on the rampage, a man with a terrible, drug fuelled obsession, a monster who thinks he's a god. The discovery of a decapitated body signals the start of a living nightmare for Inspector Alison Dexter. As she struggles to co-ordinate the manhunt, Dexter is suddenly forced to confront two demons from her own past: the arrival of a man that poisoned her career and the resurrected memory of a life she had to destroy. Returning to New Bolden CID after medical leave, John Underwood leams that Jack Harvey - the police psychiatrist that saved his own sanity - has been murdered. Events take on an added urgency when Harvey's wife is savagely abducted. Baffled by the killer's crazed modus operandi, Underwood becomes entangled in Dexter's investigation and eventually finds assistance from the unlikeliest of sources.
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After university Ed O'Connor worked in London and New York as a merchant banker but left the city to concentrate on writing. Ed lives in Hertfordshire.
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By Untouchable
Format:Hardcover
What do you do when you write a stunning debut psychological thriller that holds the reader captivated from cover to cover? Why, you follow it up with an even better book that leaves the reader begging for more. (Please Mr O'Connor, may I read some more?)
When Simon Crouch discovers that his girlfriend is sleeping with a git like Max Fallon, his grief is soon overcome by a hot rage. His answer, in terms of revenge, is to spike Max's drink with a few tablets of acid. The result of the introduction of the mind-altering substance is that Max's mind is altered just a little too much and he goes from Max Fallon, bond trader extraordinaire to Max Fallon, vessel of Soma the Hindu God.
Using the speed in which I raced through the book as a guide, this was one of the most enjoyable books I've read this year. For its suspense and the way in which the story unfolded, I found it to be compelling reading. If you're a fan of psychological thrillers then you're in for a treat when you read this one, with the bodies piling up at an alarming rate. A nice little touch was the addition of a paranormal to the book, but you'll have to find out about that when you read the book...and I strongly recommend that you do.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A Compelling Thriller
July 4 2004
By Untouchable
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
What do you do when you write a stunning debut psychological thriller that holds the reader captivated from cover to cover? Why, you follow it up with an even better book that leaves the reader begging for more. (Please Mr O'Connor, may I read some more?)
When Simon Crouch discovers that his girlfriend is sleeping with a git like Max Fallon, his grief is soon overcome by a hot rage. His answer, in terms of revenge, is to spike Max's drink with a few tablets of acid. The result of the introduction of the mind-altering substance is that Max's mind is altered just a little too much and he goes from Max Fallon, bond trader extraordinaire to Max Fallon, vessel of Soma the Hindu God.
Using the speed in which I raced through the book as a guide, this was one of the most enjoyable books I've read this year. For its suspense and the way in which the story unfolded, I found it to be compelling reading. If you're a fan of psychological thrillers then you're in for a treat when you read this one, with the bodies piling up at an alarming rate. A nice little touch was the addition of a paranormal to the book, but you'll have to find out about that when you read the book...and I strongly recommend that you do.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A 'trip' into the pages of a gripping thriller!
Nov 4 2008
By Helen Simpson
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
A excellent sequel to 'A Yeare's Midnight' and featuring DI John Underwood who is just returning to work after medical leave...to 'light duties' that turn out a little heavier than anticipated.
There's a certain poetic justice in the detestable womaniser Max Fallon being slipped 'acid' by a colleague whose girlfriend he seduces and brags about. The idea is to send him into a psychological nightmare and then rough him up a bit...but this is a nightmare from which there seems to be no return for Fallon. The brain damage inflicted on him is described disturbingly well, especially towards the end of the book.
There are a couple of sub plots that work well too. One in particular adds a supernatural element to the story as well as suspense and a satisfactory conclusion of it's own.
Brilliant thriller...you'll love it!
There's a certain poetic justice in the detestable womaniser Max Fallon being slipped 'acid' by a colleague whose girlfriend he seduces and brags about. The idea is to send him into a psychological nightmare and then rough him up a bit...but this is a nightmare from which there seems to be no return for Fallon. The brain damage inflicted on him is described disturbingly well, especially towards the end of the book.
There are a couple of sub plots that work well too. One in particular adds a supernatural element to the story as well as suspense and a satisfactory conclusion of it's own.
Brilliant thriller...you'll love it!
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