Following the abduction of her friend Sarah, Brooke is alert to all dangers. Which doesn't help at all when the danger is a face you recognize.

36 Hours is the story of a serial killer, he'll bent on showing various Police Departments their failings in detective work, by abducting and kling women right under their noses.

3 + stars ⭐⭐⭐

Special thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Christian Price is a man with a vendetta. He has lost his wife to police negligence and he has set out to improve the efficiency of the police force all over America. So he moves from state to state kidnapping and killing women, giving the police enough hints (or so he thinks) to track down his victims and save them, usually within 36 hours.
After successful (or unsuccessful, according to him) stints in several other states, he moves to Atlanta and kidnaps random women and follows his MO as elsewhere.
The police soon start getting calls from Christian and then it is a race against time as they try to save the victims.

Will Price be satisfied with the efficiency of the Atlanta police or will there be more victims? Will the police be able to catch Price when all they can do is to keep up with his tight deadline?

The book is a quick read if you're not looking for anything deep. The ending was a bit unsatisfactory for me as well as for the fact that Price doesn't face any problem whatsoever with the kidnappings.

Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC copy for a fair review.

A quick read that I definitely got into. It wasn't hard with an interesting and unique story, I was truly surprised and left wanting more at the end.

Thank you Netgalley

I found this book to be a nice quick read. I enjoyed the writing style, and the plot was interesting. I liked reading from the perspective of the cops and then the killer, it was a nice change from regular detective books.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a copy of this E-book to review via Netgalley.

A serial killer is putting police departments to the test to see if they can save the female victim before she dies. The story focuses on Atlanta police department and their ability to locate and save the chosen victims.

Christian Price is conducting experiments using women he captures and then leaves for the police to find using only the clues he gives them. They have 36 hours to find the victim before she dies!

I enjoyed the cat and mouse chase and thought the perpetrator was intriguing and unusual. I felt that the main detective Hardwick could have been more detailed and I'd have liked more history on the serial killer. That said it was a good read. Only the ending was abrupt and felt rushed.

Thank you #netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

Disclaimer: Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book. I have been sent a copy of this book for review purposes. This has not influenced or affected my opinions in this review.

I thought the plot of 36 Hours was interesting and something I hadn’t previously encountered. I also throughout enjoyed reading it from the point of view of a serial killer as that isn’t something which often happens within thrillers. Overall, I thought it was an enjoyable read.

*3 stars*

A serial killer is kidnapping women in Atlanta and gives the police department 36 hours of finding the women before he kills them. You follow the serial killer and the detective, which gives a really Cat and mouse game.

I thought the plot was really interesting and well-executed. There was a lot of intrigue to the story.
The kidnappings and the high stakes were described by detail, which made it a thrilling read.

The POV of the serial killer was great to read and I think he was a well-rounded character. I would have just loved to see more of his past to know his intentions instead of being told them.
The POV of the main detective was a bit meh for me, because of the time jumps in the investigation I couldn't really connect to the detective and did not feel really drawn into the investigation.

I felt a bit disappointed with the ending, I expected much more than we got.

36 Hours by B.J. Woster is a short average criminal based book. Serial killer (claiming to be a scientist) is running loose in Atlanta and the police have 36 Hours to find his victim. Overall, a decent read. Not a whole lot of thinking is needed to figure anything out and the characters have just enough umpf to get you through.

Thank you to Netgallery for the free digital copy in exchange for an honest and voluntary review. All opinions are my own.