Title: scary, real, delicious
Review: I loved this book. Its set in a contemporary environment, refreshingly in London, ( after so many set in NYC) and is pacy, fast, with twists that delight. It also tries to lay out what makes the killer the wierdo he is. This was my first foray into the genre. Most, with King the worst, scare me witless, and I just want to be entertained. This book does it, and does it beautifully, and I think it crosses the genres between horror and procedural police seemlessly. Hayder is good. Her characters are real, the relationship between the hero and his self centred martyr guilt tripping girlfriend is superb that gave me flashes of 'I've been there'. I wish I had written this. Buy it. Read it. This is a book not for the true horror reader but for those who want some weirdo stuff, but within a real world setting. Its more Ed McBain than Thomas Harris, but its better for it. Mo? This was delicious. Can we have more please?
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