Mimic
A gripping serial killer thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of mystery and suspense
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4.6 • 17 Ratings
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Publisher Description
DS Benjamin Chambers and DC Adam Winter are hunting a twisted serial killer who recreates famous works of art using the bodies of his victims. But after Chambers almost loses his life, the case goes cold - the killer lying dormant, his collection unfinished.
Jordan Marshall has excelled within the Met Police, driven by a loss that defined her teenage years. She obtains new evidence, convincing both Chambers and Winter to revisit the case. However, this new investigation reawakens their killer, the team in desperate pursuit of a monster hell-bent on finishing what he started at any cost.
Praise for Daniel Cole:
'A brilliant, breathless thriller' M.J. Arlidge
'Superb thriller writing' Peter Robinson
'A star is born. Killer plot. Killer pace' Simon Toyne
Customer Reviews
Brilliant, Killer Read
WOW, I just finished reading this absolutely brilliant book. Having read Daniel Cole’s previous Trilogy and living it I was excited to receive an eARC of this book. It certainly didn’t disappoint.
It’s 1989, A killer is on the loose, not just a plain old killer though this one is also an artist, when he has killed a person he stages the body as a Greek statue the first one being the famous statue of the Thinker by Rodin.
Detective Sergeant BenjaminChambers is called out to the first statue, which initially looks like any ordinary statue on the scene are two other officers one being Winter. Who ends up working briefly with Chambers mainly because he happens to be on duty and at the first couple of scenes. It’s only after another two bodies are found that a bigger investigation starts taking place. Unfortunately DCI Hamm is not accepting any of Chambers theories seriously, despite him having found 2 people that may or may not be the killer.
The situation is made worse when someone comes forward claiming to be the killer, signing a full confession. Chambers is still not convinced and is still watching suspects. Until he is attacked one night and almost killed if it hadn’t been for Winter he would have died. The case is closed.
Until 1996, when Jordan Marshall a trainee officer starts looking into the case again. She approaches Chamber’s, and Winter’s with her theories.
This is a fast paced engrossing read, despite it being about Murder and a serial killer I liked that there were also some lighter moments in the story. I enjoyed some of the relationships between the characters. But also Mr Cole shows the toll that the initial investigation and subsequent injuries sustained by Chamber’s had had on him not just physically. The same for Winter’s who had been off sick several times due to nightmares of the night Chamber’s was injured and someone else had died. Marshall also has her own demons she is fighting which stem back to 1989.
Never knowing where the killer was going to strike next, as he always seemed to be one step ahead this is a great read for anyone who likes there crime stories a little more gory than a cozy crime.
An absolute 5 ⭐️ Read for me I would like to thank #netgalley and #Orionbooks for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest, fair and unbiased review.