Ben Bookman’s thriller, The Sacrecrow, is released the same day a family is found gruesomely murdered and left in a bizarre and disturbing tableau. The murder is way too similar to the opening of Bookman’s novel to be a coincidence and Mills, the detective assigned to the case, along with his daughter, rookie cop Samantha, are worried the killer may be using the novel as a guide. They search the book for clues, desperate to find an obviously deranged killer before he can strike again. Meanwhile Ben, who has become the prime suspect in the murders, tries to remember the night he finished the book at his family’s ancestral home, Blackwood Manor, and the Atrium, his grandfather’s secret room full of books with no words. There is some graphic violence and gore in this book, but it didn’t put me off. I found the book to be terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time. If you want a book to give you chills this summer, then look no further

This book was sent to me by Netgalley for review…it is not for me…too gruesome…others might be able to read this book.