Genre: Adult, Thriller
Source: I received a copy to
facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
From Goodreads:
DI Helen Grace returns in Pop Goes the Weasel, the
electrifying new thriller from M. J. Arlidge.
The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Southampton's red-light district - horrifically mutilated, with his heart removed.
Hours later - and barely cold - the heart arrives with his wife and children by courier.
A pattern emerges when another male victim is found dead and eviscerated, his heart delivered soon afterwards.
The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse; revenge against the men who lead sordid double lives visiting prostitutes. For Grace, only one thing is certain: there's a vicious serial-killer at large who must be halted at all costs . . .
The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Southampton's red-light district - horrifically mutilated, with his heart removed.
Hours later - and barely cold - the heart arrives with his wife and children by courier.
A pattern emerges when another male victim is found dead and eviscerated, his heart delivered soon afterwards.
The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse; revenge against the men who lead sordid double lives visiting prostitutes. For Grace, only one thing is certain: there's a vicious serial-killer at large who must be halted at all costs . . .
My Thoughts:
This is the second book in the Helen Grace Series. I didn’t read the first book. I loved that the chapters were short yet full
of intensity. In this book we have a serial killer who is killing men who have
visited prostitutes. What was disturbing was that the killer keeps sending body
parts to the victims’ families. I loved this because it was just creepy enough
to keep me reading, turning pages as quickly as I could. The author has done a great job of creating
characters that have flaws. This makes them more believable. If you like lots
of description in your books then this is the book for you. I can’t wait to see
what cases Helen Grace has in the next book, “The Doll’s House”. I feel like I
definitely must go back and read the first book in the series. I will leave this warning. This book is quite
a bit on the dark side. Maybe that is why I liked it.
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