Title: The Night Stalker

Author: Chris Carter

Genre: Thriller

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Rating: 4/5

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Summary:

When an unidentified female body is discovered laid out on a slab in an abandoned butcher’s shop, the cause of death is unclear. Her body bears no marks; except for the fact that her lips have been carefully stitched shut.

It is only when the full autopsy gets underway at the Los Angeles County morgue that the pathologist will reveal the true horror of the situation – a discovery so devastating that Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Homicide Special Section has to be pulled off a different case to take over the investigation

But when his inquiry collides with a missing persons’ case being investigated by the razor-sharp Whitney Meyers, Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer with a warped obsession, a stalker for whom love has become hate.

Review:

The Night Stalker is the third book in the Robert Hunter series which finds Hunter and his partner Garcia on the trail of yet another psychotic killer after a dramatic opening few chapters containing a pretty shocking early twist. It feels a bit strange to call this series entertaining, considering how gruesome it often is, and yet it is an entertaining read! It’s short and snappy chapters keeps the pace moving along at a propulsive speed and seeing how Hunter attempts to work out the killer’s identity and macabre motive is addictive and has a real sense of immediacy to it. I liked the added character of Whitney Myers this time around, a private investigator also on the trail of the killer and, as usual, I enjoyed the partnership between Hunter and Garcia. Overall, The Night Stalker is a sinister, fast paced, and entertaining page turner full of shocks, surprises and action. 

★★★★ 

Huge thanks to Tracy Fenton of Compulsive Readers for having me on this Blogathon. My review is entirely my own honest opinion.

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