My Five Work TL:DR Review: Seriously, My Favourite of Series

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this series by Sam Holland.  No.3, The Puppet Master was so good but The Countdown Killer takes the biscuit.  I could not put this down.  It’s so good.  It’s fast paced, brutal, dark, the characters are developing so well and it’s just compelling.  I will say, at this stage in the series I think if you’re wanting to read this author I’d start at the beginning of the series.  The books simply go from strength to strength, the character growth is excellent and frankly, though you could probably read all of these as standalones I think you would miss the depth that starting at the beginning really delivers.

Once again we have the winning combination of Cara and Griffin.  As the story begins I think the whole Major Crimes unit are looking forward to something of a break, they’re all a little worn thin to be sure, but with the delivery of a CD to the station, their hopes are about to be dashed.  The CD is apparently a snuff film but although it at first appears to be an easy one off case to solve that is far from the truth.

So, i’m not going to expand on the plot because this is an absolute corker and has to be discovered in the moment, no clues from me, no sirree.

Why this is so good.

Well, firstly, this is book four and so not only am I totally immersed in the characters and their jobs but It also feels very much like the author is in full swing.  Like she has a purpose and knows wheres she’s taking us readers and her cast.

The tension is really ratcheted up for this one.  The crimes are quite brutal so I’m just going to warn you about that.  This is one dark and twisted story.  And, of course, by book 4, I’m totally invested in the characters so for a large part of this story my heart was in my throat.  Not even kidding.

The pacing is fast.  Again, I think this author is a tricksy so and so, she throws everything at you and gives you little time to consider what’s going on or who the culprit might be.

The story is totally gripping.  If you start this one I actually defy you to put it down.  Negative.  Not possible.  I needed to stay up and keep reading.

And the writing is great.  Everything flows well, I literally didn’t have a single little niggle.

In conclusion, I can’t recommend this series enough and I can’t wait to see what comes next.

I received a copy through Netgalley, courtesy of the publisher, for which my thanks.  The above is my own opinion.

My rating 5 of 5 stars