Pages: 374
Series: Helen Grace, book 3/5
My rating: 5/5
Goodreads Description
A young woman wakes up in a cold, dark cellar, with no idea how she got there or who her kidnapper is. So begins her terrible nightmare.
Nearby, the body of another young woman is discovered buried on a remote beach. But the dead girl was never reported missing - her estranged family having received regular texts from her over the years. Someone has been keeping her alive from beyond the grave.
For Detective Inspector Helen Grace it's chilling evidence that she's searching for a monster who is not just twisted but also clever and resourceful a predator who's killed before.
And as Helen struggles to understand the killer's motivation, she begins to realize that she's in a desperate race against time...
My Thoughts
I actually found this book in a supermarket in swedish (Dansa min docka) and was drawned to the cover right away. When i read the back I desperately wanted to read it. Although I missed that this is the third book in the Helen Grace series and I have not read the other books. They are fortunately independent, but I think I would understand Helen and the other police officers background, personalities and conflicts better with more information from the earlier books. I have bought the first book now and will read it soon.
M.J Arlidge is an amazingly good author who has written this thrilling detective story who makes you feel discomfort, in a good way, and despite a lot of changing in perspective you get a closer look at the main characters. I think that it is a good thing with the different perspectives because, in this case, it drives the story forward.
In conclusion I want to say that the book feels just like a TV series about solving crimes, like Criminal Minds (such a good show!). I highly recommend reading The Doll's House, but also to be more observant than I was and actually read the series in the correct order.
2017-11-14
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