Have finished reading Gallery of the Dead by Chris Carter, and I happily give it 4 stars out of five. Just about every chapter of the book ends with a cliffhanger, enough to make it hard to put it down. A fast-paced action thriller which sees the police and FBI work together to capture a serial killer with a strange agenda and no evidence to help track him down nor any clues as to why he chooses his victims and why each murder is different. A puzzle which unfolds through the book.
There are enough twists in the plot to keep the reader guessing and as a fan of murder mysteries, I thought Gallery of the Dead was an enthralling and engaging read.

If I have to pick on anything it is that although his main protagonist Robert Hunter, he is often outstarred by his police partner, who has a larger 'speaking' role when it comes to explaining the workings of a psychotic mind. There was also an irritating and unnecessary scene with two police officers who get called to a crime scene where, although they are of the same rank, one calls the other 'Rookie' in almost every sentence of dialogue - it was annoying and their airtime in the book was of no particular relevance.

I haven't read any of Chris Carter's novels before (not that I remember) but will seek him out again.

Carter is a top 10 Sunday Times bestselling author, a criminal psychologist and a professional musician from Brazil and then Los Angeles, who turned his hand, successfully, to writing crime fiction. One of his odd jobs while at university included being part of an exotic group of male dancers - this fact alone should make you want to pick up one of his books!

Gallery of the Dead
Pub Date: 1 March 2018
Simon & Schuster
RRP: AU$39.99
e-book: AU$12.99

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Chris Carter is one of the most talented crime writers in the world today, The Gallery of the Dead was just breathtaking, the story had me hanging on to every word. It was chilling, dark and scary. Chris wove this magic spell that sucked me in and didn’t let me go until I had finished the book.

The whole Robert Hunter series is just amazing and this book didn’t disappoint, you can tell that Chris Carter has a background in Criminal Psychology as these books are just terrifyingly real. You can feel the tension in the books, I was on the edge of my seat unable to put it down, just one more chapter, just one more chapter, before I knew it I was halfway through the book and it was midnight!

This book is seriously good, I recommend that that you read the whole series in order to get the true Robert Hunter experience. They are all amazing and so well written. You can of course read it as a stand-alone novel if you want to but to get some background on Robert and his partner Carlos will make the whole reading experience more enjoyable.

I would love to give this book 6 stars but I can’t so a big fat 5 stars it is. I highly recommend The Gallery of the Dead, if there is one book for January you just have to read this is it.

Love. Love. Love. Love.

I can not describe how much i love this book. As if i couldn't love Chris Carter more than i already do, he proves me wrong.
"Thirty seven years in the force, and if i was allowed to choose just one thing to erase from my mind, what's inside that room would be it"
Just reading that I already knew this was going to one hell of a read. Again you are following Robert Hunter and his partner Carlos Garcia as they team up with the FBI to hunt down a serial killer who turns his killings into art.

As always I love Robert and Carlos, they are just the perfect crime duo.
I loved the plot of the story and how we came to see past characters in his previous books.
And can we take a second to talk about the ending!?! I need the next book. and i need it now. The next book is going to be just as spectacular.

Thank you so so much to publishers, to the author and special thanks to net galley for allowing me to read this masterpiece.