A young woman has been brutally murdered in Washington D?C.. The killer leaves behind a calling card connected to some of the most infamous in history.

Rookie Homicice Investigator Erin Prince knows the moment she sees the mutilated body that it's only a matter of time before someone else dies. Erin and her partner Todd Beckett are on the trail of a madman. A serial killer is searching the streets for his next victim. Will Erin & Todd catch the killer before the next victim is sacrificed.

With gruesome murders and curve balls sending you in the wrong direction. Even if like me you manage to guess the identity of the killer, I'm sure it won't stop you enjoying this book.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Vesuvian Books and the author Stacy Green for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A very exciting murder thriller, rather reminiscent of Primal Fear

Bloody and gory! I actually am not affected by reading about abuse/rape/sex ... all the topics that were in this mystery ... and woven all together they made this novel both gripping and deeply disturbing. I didn't want to put it down. The present-day mutilations and killings were intertwined with a Jack the Ripper theory, and it made for a really intriguing read. Thank you, Netgalley, for this arc.

This was one of the weirdest mystery crime books that I think I have ever read. The deaths were weird and really quite gruesome, very gruesome. The author chose to let us hear what the killer was thinking while these murders were taking place. On a scale of one to ten of psychopath, this dude was a fifteen.

And then at the end when the killer is revealed, okay, that was horrific to read. I could not imagine sitting or laying there, whatever Erin was doing while all that was going on. I would be high tailing it down the road as fast as I could.

Now that I have told you all of that, let me just say that I found the book pretty entertaining and I was pretty much horrifically enthralled with all that was going on. I had to keep reading to see why and who was doing this to these women. It was just so gross. They kept saying Jane the Ripper, but I wanted to know for sure. It was like everyone wants to rubberneck an accident, you might see blood and guts, but you gotta look.

Thanks to Vesuvian Books for approving my request to read this book and to Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

Washington DC set police procedural featuring rookie Detective Erin Prince. Somewhat obtuse narrative as a copycat serial killer cuts a swathe through the city with the murders mirroring those carried out by Jack the Ripper! Really? Whilst the action and dialogue are well realised I did have a problem with the basic premise and a denoument that will stretch credulity to breaking point.
So by no means a brilliant book, but it will while away a few hours perfectly pleasantly.

A Thrilling Page Turner To The End !

Killing Jane by Stacy Green, begins with  homicide investigator Erin Prince and her new partner Todd Beckett investigating the brutal  murder of  Bonnie Archer a strip club dancer. The murder they find has a Jack The Ripper copycat reminiscence to it.

I found "Killing Jane" very engaging, a bit long for a crime novel. But very much a thrilling page turner to the end.

I received this ARC through Netgalley for a honest review.
4 stars !

3 and ½ stars

Erin Prince is a spoiled little brat. The snide comments, the tantrums, being snarky to her partner and the other cops; she is a thoroughly dislikeable person. On the other hand, while coming to the local force from Philadelphia, Beckett is a very likeable character. Frankly, I don’t know how he puts up with her. And ten extra pounds? Oh pleeeeease!

Prince and Beckett catch a horrific murder. A note is left at the scene intimating that the killer has a connection to Jack the Ripper.

The man who found the body is considered to be a good suspect. Prince goes into the interview looking for a fight. I ask you, what detective would put up with the innuendos and snide comments given by the suspect about their family?

Searching for any clues, Prince gets a disturbing phone call on her personal cell.

Interviewing associates, co-workers, people at the college where Bonnie the victim attended, they seem to be getting nowhere.

Then another murder is committed.

The murderer comes as no surprise. At least not for me. The book sort of loses it a little. While it is well written in parts, I just couldn’t buy it with Erin’s attitude which kept slapping me in the face.

Thanks to Netgalley and Vesuvian Books for forwarding me a copy of this book.

Nice read and easy to follow story line. Look forward to reading more from this author