I received a free ARC, and this review is voluntary

The synopsis describes the story well. In-between discussions of the case, and subsequent interrogations, we also find a story about the area of Ashland itself. The author does a great job at focusing on the community, and the impact this situation had.

The book was highly impressive. In terms of intelligence gathering, the author showed a masterclass through the interrogations. The random tidbits about Ashland were also welcomed. Overall, a suspenseful, and amazing addition to true crime category.

WOW! this book is so good.

IF the author wants to get away from police work, she has a second career as a writer.

With a great blend of speed and restraint the author takes the reader on the way in which she connected with the serial killer Shawn Grate. She was the lead detective handling a sexual assault and kidnapping that would turn into so much more.

The author is the detective and with determination she pulls the reader along as she feigns a partnership with the serial killer. She is honest, she is patient, yet she needs information.

Due to her interrogation skills, the serial killer eventually confesses to at least 5 murders of women around the area.

The book winds its way from the 911 call, to the interview, to the jail, to places in which the bodies would be found, to the trial.

I could not put down this book. This is a great add to the true crime genre.

Ok this gave me goosebumps! What a captivating read. So much I did not know. I was addicted the moment I picked this book up! A strong recommended book for those seeking more information!

Synopsis (From Netgalley, the provider of the book to review)
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In this fascinating & profoundly chilling account, Detective Kim Mager, a real-life version of Clarice Starling, reveals how she closed in on―and broke―one of Ohio’s most infamous serial killers.

On September 13, 2016, in the small town of Ashland, Ohio, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a terrified woman who claimed to be kidnapped. The man holding her hostage was Shawn Grate, a serial killer whom the press later dubbed “The Lady Killer.” A key to his conviction and death sentence were Grate’s extensive recorded confessions―all extracted by one Detective Kim Mager.
As an experienced specialist in sex offences, Detective Mager was assigned to Grate’s case upon his arrest. Grate immediately latched onto her, refusing to speak to any other law enforcement officers, convinced that he could somehow exercise his power over her in much the same way that he’d overpowered and controlled his female victims.

He was wrong.

Over a period of eight days, Mager conducted one interview after another, risking her life by sitting alone in the interview room with a malevolent predator. Using brilliant psychological strategy in a lethal game of wits, Mager successfully elicited his damning confessions to five murders, kidnappings, and multiple sexual assaults of women across Ohio.

Deeply personal and shocking, A Hunger to Kill takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most appalling criminal cases in American history from the woman who stopped his murderous rampage in collaboration with New York Times bestselling author Lisa Pulitzer.

Oooooooh what a book --- I want and can see a Netflix series based on this. Mager is a rockstar of a cop – tenacious and determined and we can thank her for catching this animal and him being put in a cage…he deserves some painful euthanasia. Well written, it will appeal to individual readers and book clubs alike with its subject as it is just a fascinating book. Highly recommended. #shortbutsweetreviews

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