One night after interviewing a
reluctant witness at a London apartment complex, Lacey Flint, a young detective
constable, stumbles onto a woman brutally stabbed just moments before in the
building’s darkened parking lot. Within twenty-four hours a reporter receives
an anonymous letter that points out alarming similarities between the murder
and Jack the Ripper’s first murder—a letter that calls out Lacey by name. If it’s
real, and they have a killer bent on re-creating London’s bloody past, history
shows they have just five days until the next attempt.
No one believes the connections are anything more than a sadistic killer’s game, not even Lacey, whom the killer seems to be taunting specifically. However, as they investigate the details of the case start reminding her more and more of a part of her past she’d rather keep hidden. And the only way to do that is to catch the killer herself.
Fast paced and completely riveting, S. J. Bolton’s Now You See Me is a modern gothic novel that is nothing less than a masterpiece of suspense fiction.
No one believes the connections are anything more than a sadistic killer’s game, not even Lacey, whom the killer seems to be taunting specifically. However, as they investigate the details of the case start reminding her more and more of a part of her past she’d rather keep hidden. And the only way to do that is to catch the killer herself.
Fast paced and completely riveting, S. J. Bolton’s Now You See Me is a modern gothic novel that is nothing less than a masterpiece of suspense fiction.
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“From the very beginning, this case
had been about me. At some level, I’d always known that.” -S.J. Bolton, Now You See Me
After reading Now You See Me, I
don’t think I can ever listen to Julie Andrews sing “My Favorite Things” in The
Sound of Music the same way ever again. It may seem like an odd statement
to make, but if you have read this novel, then you will understand why I said
that. If not, then read it! J
I have been saying this quite often
lately, but I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I normally would.
The premise of this book was really
tempting for me. I don’t read them as much as I would like, but murder
mysteries, especially serial killing mystery books have always been fascinating
and fun to read.
This story starts off with a scene
that quickly grabbed my attention and all I wanted to do was keep reading to
find out what was going to happen next. Which is what I did in between work and
horrible toothaches/headaches that would not let up last week!
Everything pretty much takes place in
London. Some of the terms/language used took a bit to get used to, but I
managed fine.
Detective Lacey Flint, accidentally
stumbles upon a woman bleeding to death on her car one afternoon. From that
point on Lacey is in the middle of this investigation rather she likes it or
not. As the investigation digs deeper into who could be behind it, the murders
become grislier and even Lacey is not safe.
Lacey is has baggage, but she is also
gutsy, determined, and knows her stuff. I pretty much liked her from the get
go.
Her relationship with Senior Officer,
Mark Joesbury is rocky, to say the least. He is a bit suspicious of her from
the start and immediately suspects that she is in on the ripper-liker murders.
There is a light dusting of romance
with these two; Lacey and Mark sort of dance around their true feelings. It is
hinted that there might be more. I am hoping there is a little more to go on in
the following Lacy Flint novels.
In a way S.J. Bolton’s book reminded
me of an Agatha Christie novel because she always would surprise the reader
with an ending you did not see coming. That is how I felt reading Now You
See Me. When the first twist hit, I stopped and had to go “Wait, what just
happened???” And just when I thought I might know where things were going and I
had it figured out, I was thrown for another loop, and then another, and
towards the end another twist! Rarely has a book surprised me that often.
Normally I am not a fan of police procedural mysteries. I always thought they
would be too textbook like and not enjoyable. This is not the case. Turns out I
was wrong. I enjoyed this one a lot. The author describes the world around
Lacey in such great detail, it felt like I was in London with her. Who knows,
maybe I won’t be so hesitant to try other police procedural mystery books from
now on. If you are a fan of Psychological Thrillers and Murder Mysteries, then
give Now You See Me a try, especially since it is on sale for a limited
time at $2.99!
Rating: 5 out of 5.
**I received this book from Minotaur
Books/St. Martin’s Press in exchange for nothing except my honest opinion. **
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I love murder mysteries and I never read them often enough. I'm going to have to look into this one, if only to find out about that song. lol
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