Title: An Evil Mind

Author: Chris Carter

Genre: Crime/Thriller

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Rating: 5/5

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Summary:

A freak accident in rural Wyoming leads the Sheriff’s Department to arrest a man for a possible double homicide, but further investigations suggest a much more horrifying discovery – a serial killer who has been kidnapping, torturing and mutilating victims all over the United States for at least twenty-five years.

The suspect claims he is a pawn in a huge labyrinth of lies and deception – and he will now only speak to Detective Robert Hunter . . . 

Review:

An Evil Mind is a little bit of a departure from the usual formula of the Robert Hunter Series and I have to say, I think it’s my favourite in the series so far. In this book, Robert is called away from LA to Quantico by the FBI to face a potentially hyper-deadly serial killer with whom he has a history. It puts him in a kind of head to head game of wits and manipulation with a terrifyingly evil foe and I seriously enjoyed it. At the start of the book the author notes that this book is directly inspired by his criminal psychology past which gives the whole thing a real resonance and even more impact as we are taken into a very dark and dangerous world of diabolical evil. We also get to know a bit more and more of Hunter’s personal history which is always fascinating as it makes it clear why he is the person he is. As with the rest of this series, the narrative is punchy and races along making a long book seem really quite short. I really enjoyed this very psychologically-leaning thriller and I’m looking forward to diving into the next in the series. 

★★★★★

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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