Dark Houses, by Helen H. Durrant (Joffe Books, April 2016). Second book in the D.I. Greco mystery series. These are the first lines from the book's Prologue:
Murder.Initial Thoughts:
It was a skill. It was addictive. It was his life.
Creepy. I like creepy, but I get a little freaked out by murder mysteries told from the point of view of the murderer. So if that's what we have here, I'm not sure how far I'll get with this one.
What do you think? Would that opening make you want to go on reading?
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I'm not sure if I'd enjoy this or not! Sounds like this guy is a serial killer, and that's definitely creepy. This story may be too scary for me.
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Addicted to murder. Ewww. I hope I never run into a person like that.
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That opening would hooked me! I love creepy, evil murder stories. :-)
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Sounds dark and creepy. Love it! I'm featuring Fortune's Rocks this week.
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Yup. Sold. LOL
ReplyDeleteI like the beginning - it's not necessarily the "killer's" viewpoint - could be a detective's viewpoint too. I'd keep reading:)
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Oooooo....a very intriguing beginning.
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Elizabeth
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