Hi, everyone!
I am so excited to share this Feature Post and Book Review for the Happy Publication Day of Ann Gridharry’s new book KILLER MOTIVE! This is the start of a great new series featuring DI David Grant and his team.
Below you will find a book blurb, my book review, the author’s bio and social media links. The plot is riveting and will keep you turning the pages. I am looking forward to following this team on many more investigations and I highly recommend this new crime thriller!
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Book Blurb
When a nurse is murdered, Detective David Grant recognises the hallmarks of a serial killer called Travis.
Twenty-five years ago, Grant caught Travis for the murder of five women and the murderer has been incarcerated ever since. A frail sixty-year-old, Travis is in the terminal stages of cancer. The problem is, he was at the hospital in the custody when the nurse was murdered.
Determined to solve the case, Grant recruits a specialist to his team, Ruby Silver, a top criminal profiler. But Ruby is hiding something from her colleagues.
Who is the copycat killer and what is their motive?
Grant and the team must work quickly to solve the case as the body count rises…
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My Book Review
RATING: 5 out of 5 Stars
KILLER MOTIVE by Ann Girdharry is a riveting start to a new British crime thriller series. This new to me author had me intrigued with all her characters, on-the-edge-of-my-seat with her thriller plot and gave me a chilling in depth look into two serial killers.
DI David Grant is a 25 year veteran of the force with a stellar career and record. He is intelligent and dogged in his pursuit of the truth. When a nurse is found murdered, it bears all the characteristics of a serial killer from Grant’s past. The killer is in the final stages of terminal cancer and at the hospital for treatment when the murder occurred.
Ruby Silver is a research assistant, who is the true author of a highly acclaimed publication on serial killers. Grant recruits Ruby to assist his team, but Ruby has secrets of her own on why she is determined to be on the team.
As DI Grant and Ruby work together to uncover the identity of the copycat killer will they be able to stop him as the body count rises?
I was entirely engrossed in this investigation, the psychological twists and all the characters in this thriller! Ms. Girdharry’s plot was rife with twists, surprises and red herrings that were never over the top, but quite believable. Ruby was an interesting character to add to the mix of a normal police team Her backstory and emotional growth during the investigation pulled you in emotionally and added extra depth to the story. All of the other team members were fully fleshed and I will be looking forward to reading more about them.
I highly recommend this book for a great thriller read and a wonderful new group of characters to follow in future books!
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Author Bio and Social Media Links
Ann Girdharry is a British crime fiction author. Her debut novel, Good Girl Bad Girl, is an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist and a Readers’ Favourite Five Star Book.
Trained in psychotherapy, she worked for many years in the not-for-profit sector. She loves to travel. After the UK, she lived in Norway and the USA, and she currently lives in France.
You can find out more about her books on her website – www.girdharry.com. On her site, Ann also blogs occasionally about life in France and she posts reviews for books she’s enjoyed reading
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14179591.Ann_Girdharry
Wonderful review Avonna. This sounds like a great start to a new series.
Thanks very much, Carla! It is.
Nice review Avonna. Copycat killers could be their own genre. 🙂
Thank you, Barb! I agree.