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What a brilliant first book in this series love that you want to keep reading as there are so many twists and turns. Roll on the next book

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This book was so captivating it had me engrossed from the start.The characters and story blend so well together.

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#BEFOREHEKILLSAGAIN #NetGalley
An intense difficult read emotionally and literally. The book is engrossing, well written and properly researched, with a strong upfront female lead Rowan and a psychiatric analyst Mr. Palmer who have an interesting dynamic together and it's good to see this book is the first in a series by them.
Series of women are abducted, tortured, raped and returned scarred emotionally and physically for lifetime. Rowan works undercover as a night call girl trying to catch the culprit who aimed mostly street girls.
You will keep guessing and questioning your guess following the suspects the book suggests.
It is bad, really bad that the world has the sort of the Furman, or whoever is the sick, serial rapist and murderer..but what's million times worse is the presence of the sort of Wicks, and even Finch and Alex..The Furman isn't the norm, the world doesn't have them all around you, in your workplace even in your own home and they could and must be stopped and convicted for life..but what enraged me and made me want to throw the book away in anger couple of times are the likes of Wicks, Alex and Finch..these men are in our lives, they exist everywhere and they get away with it. sad but true. I wish books like this can make a change to stop the poisonous effect of such men. I wish the second book in the series redeem Rowan's right and condemns Wicks, it's outrageously unfair to let him off the hook easily.
Thanks NetGalley, Joffe Books and Margaret Murphy for providing a free copy to review. I am looking forward to the second book.

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3.5 stars

This is I think the first in a series,and I was glad to see that (at the end,in other books by this author).
As the story unfolded I really liked the two main characters and their interactions with each other.
Also,they both have enough emotional baggage to throw a spanner in the works for a few books yet to come.
The storyline of a serial rapist was fast paced and had enough tension to keep me turning pages and reading the book in one sitting.
There were a few things I felt just distracted me from the main story,but everything tied together nicely.
Definitely be looking out for book 2. (

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Thank you NetGalley and Joffe Books for the eARC.
This book is well written and obviously well researched, but I think I've now reached my limit as far as serial killer thrillers are concerned. There are only so many reads on the subject, then they all seem to become overly familiar. For readers who are fans of the genre, it would probably be an intense and enjoyable book, but it wasn't for me. Maybe it's time for something more uplifting.

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Exceptional good read.
Working girls been attacked on the streets of Liverpool. This is someone a size ten shoe, wearing a hoodie and scarf.
The first in the Rowan and Palmer series with such strong characters.
So much going on throughout the read . I enjoyed and loved all this book

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