Published by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, suspense
Format: ARC, eBook
I was over the moon when I saw that Michael Wood has a new series coming out. I love, love, love his Matilda Darke series and had high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed; in fact, I was extremely impressed with this book. Michael Wood hit it out of the ball park with The Mind of a Murderer, the first book in the new Dr Olivia Winter series!!! Woohoo!!!!! This book is excellent! It’s gripping, shocking, dark, tension filled and had me on the edge of my seat the entire time!
Dr Olivia Winter is a forensic psychologist whose father was a serial killer. Now her job is to get into the minds of killers. She survived after being stabbed multiple times by father who succeeded in killing her mother and sister. She bears the emotional and physical scars of that attack. She is an intelligent, tenacious, strong yet flawed character. I appreciated how Michael Wood showed how being almost killed by her father not only affected her physically and mentally but also how it shaped her relationships with others and her chosen profession. I thought this was very nicely done.
There is a new serial killer in London. The police need help catching him and call on Dr. Olivia Winter for help. She reluctantly agrees and works closely with DI Foley to catch this vicious killer. While working to identify the killer, Olivia will have to confront parts of her past that have haunted her most of her life.
Wowza! This book was so good. Michael Wood wasted no time in setting the stage with this gripping and shocking book! I loved how there wasn’t any down time. The pacing was spot on with no down time. I kept trying to find time to read to get back to this book that knocked my socks off. I was fully invested in the plot. I loved that this book didn’t take any time to build. It’s on from the first chapter! I enjoyed the characters. I rooted for Olivia and DI Foley. Her father was sinister, crafty, and smart. He was a character that readers will love to hate.
I loved the tension that flowed throughout this book. There is a mounting sense of danger that is palpable and increases as the book goes on. What a treat this book was to read. It was this reader’s dream read! I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!!!!! After reading the Matilda Darke series, I know he is an expert in character development, creating relationships between the characters and his plots are out of this world!
Highly recommend!!
Thank you to HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter, and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.