Unknown Vengeance

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Unknown Vengeance by Pat O’Brien

The Blurb

A serial killer is terrorizing members of the medical community in Buffalo, NY. Veteran Detective, Rhody Richardson, is leading the investigation with his partner, Detective Wayne. Victims have been disfigured and tortured - faces sliced, numbers carved into their chests. The brilliant, but young, forensic intern, Connor Patrick, tries desperately to make sense of the numbers but cannot find a pattern.

The killer has promised ten victims, but Richardson, and psychiatric consultant Dr. Kaileen Taylor believe it will continue well past that number. At each of the gruesome crime scenes, the killer has left cryptic poems with different names. Richardson ventures down a dangerous path, deciphering what the killer is trying to tell them before they escape justice into the eternal void of the unknown.

The Review

This is the third thriller in the past month that I've given five stars too. I feel like I'm on a roll as I have loved every single one of them including this excellent crime novel.

This thriller plunges head-first into the serial killer’s first and second victims, both achieved an hour apart. From the outset, I could not put the book down. The characters are brilliantly written, especially the detectives who find themselves investigating the murders. In particular from the outset, you want the new forensic intern Connor Patrick to do well. After all he’s picked up on so many of the clues and despite clearly being a terribly shy geek, who I could picture perfectly, I found that I was cheering him on throughout.

Whoever the killer is, is a pretty sick guy that’s for sure but immediately I cared and needed to know who would do such a thing and why and that’s pretty impressive to achieve in the first couple of chapters of the book. The subject matter is approached articulately and with an emotional depth that is imperative given the book’s theme.

Each of the serial killers’ victims are introduced before their demise which builds the suspense up immeasurably making you feel emotionally involved before they meet their death; witnessing the fear through their eyes, knowing what is to come.

The clues and the unveiling of the serial killer was perfectly timed without losing the tension. I hurtled through this book desperate to know how it was going to end and whether the lead Detectives Richardson and Wayne would be able to identify the killer in time.

Each page is easy to imagine with its rich descriptions of the surroundings and characters that have been written superbly and with a lot of consideration to their different plights in life.

I hope there’s more from this Author in terms of the characters in this novel of Rhody Richardson and his team. It would be wonderful to see them fronting another crime spree.

I can see this book being made into a feature film or a Netflix series it’s that captivating, intriguing and addictive. I do hope so.

This is a top class thriller and definitely a novel to put on your ‘to be read’ lists.

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0928L42QD/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_P1_i0
Review dated: 14.05.2021

Forty minutes into the book and I guessed the killer. Nonetheless, I was still hooked till the end. In-depth background information on the victims made them feel real. The gory details of the crime scene provided an odd satisfaction. I hope to read more of Rhody Richardson and Jon Wayne solving crimes across the globe.

Loved unknown vengeance by Pat O’Brien. A story I could really absorb myself in as the hours ticked by unnoticed.This is a brilliant read.
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.

Phenomenal book. I was completely taken in and couldn't stop reading. At the end I find this is the first book by this author and it makes it even more impressive to me. I cannot wait to read more!!

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

First off I want to say a huge thank you to Love Book Tours, the publisher Cayelle Pub, the author Pat O'Brien for inviting me to join the blog tour for this book as well as letting me read and review it. And for introducing me to a new author , one that I can't wait to read more of because this is one book of his is now one of my new favorite books of 2021. What got me hooked so fast was the way you meet the killer and have no idea who he or she is, its fast pace and the killer sends shivers up and down your spine the more you read plus it also the perfect type of read to read doing a thunderstorm like I did.As for the characters that you meet ,they seem to come to life right off the page. This is one book I could see as a movie if it's done right and have the right actors for the characters.

an interesting book that has the reader guessing. Well written, at a good pace, very enjoyable.

looking forwards to the next episode.