I wasn’t terribly impressed by this book, the ploy was not all that interesting but the one thing going for it was the creepy, and I mean creepy killer. This person is enough to make one’s skin crawl. That alone should keep your interest.

Decent thriller although I never felt I really connected with our main protagonists well. Thanks for the arc, would maybe recommend

In Granite Harbor, a small quiet town a serial killer is on the loose. The first description of the body will stick with you long after you put this book down. You may have to go back and read it again just to make sure you got it right but it will freak you out. It made me wonder how did the author come up with this? Either way you need to read on to figure out who did it. This is a creepy, bizarre crime novel that is a stand alone book. I just want someone to read this soon so we can talk about it.

Alex is the detective trying to solve this case but since the first victim is a friend of his daughter's this may just hit to0 close to home.

In this gripping thriller by Peter Nichols, A Voyage for Madmen, Granite Harbor, Maine failed novelist turned police detective Alex Brangwen is on the trail of a serial killer striking the town’s children while involving the town’s historical settlement. His personal involvement in the case includes his teenage daughter and her friends as well as a former love interest who now works as a reenactor at the settlement. Can he stop the killer before they strike too close to home?

I found this an exciting page turner. Nichols elevates the story from standard serial killer fare with pitch perfect writing, three dimensional realistic characters, and a plot that moves along at a great pace. Having his main character, a once celebrated author now living life in a small town, added a unique perspective to the story. Granite Harbor is a place I would like to visit and I hope to see more of police detective Brangwen in the future.

The synopsis here was very promising so I was super excited to read it, but it ultimately fell flat for me. As a book with a serial killer, this took waaaay too long to pick up the pace. Also, have never seen a crime author become the town detective lol very original, but slightly weird. The characters and their drama weren’t that entertaining. Once the pace picked up it was a lot better and heart racing, but at that point it was too late for me.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC!

I loved this book. Could not put it down at all. The atmosphere of the small town and the Settlement and the people who work there is very well constructed, and the characters are sympathetic and realistic. I highly recommend to all who love a good story.