\u2018Good job you didn\u2019t turn on the lights \u2026\u2019 A student nurse has the shock of her life when she discovers her patient, prosecutor Derek Nicholson, brutally murdered in his bed. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The act seems senseless \u2013 Nicholson was terminally ill with only weeks to live. But what most shocks Detective Robert Hunter of the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Division is the calling card the killer left behind. For Hunter, there is no doubt that the killer is trying to communicate with the police, but the method is unlike anything he\u2019s ever seen before. And what could the hidden message be? Just as Hunter and his partner Garcia reckon they\u2019ve found a lead, a new body is found \u2013 and a new calling card. <\/em><\/p>\n #TheDeathSculptor\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/strong> #ChrisCarter<\/em> @simonschusteruk<\/a> <\/em>@Tr4cyF3nt0n<\/em><\/a>\u00a0#booktwitter <\/em> But with no apparent link between the first and second victims, all the progress they\u2019ve made so far goes out of the window. Pushed into an uncomfortable alliance with the confident Alice Beaumont, Hunter must race to put together the pieces of the investigation \u2026before the Death Sculptor puts the final touches to his masterpiece.<\/em><\/p>\n My Review<\/strong><\/p>\n Welcome to post number four on this fab #blogathon. I will be reviewing one book per month.<\/em><\/p>\n This is definitely my favourite of the series so far. We learn a lot more about Robert Hunter\u2019s childhood \u2013 turns out he was a child prodigy \u2013 though we always knew he was highly intelligent. He went to a school for those with an exceptionally high IQ, which is where he met one of the other characters, but I\u2019m saying nothing! <\/p>\n In this book, The Death Sculptor<\/em>, we have a rather vicious murderer (that\u2019s putting it mildly), with an unusual calling card. Let\u2019s just say, the killer is very creative, and also likes to make the victims suffer. Unfortunately, I can\u2019t say much more without giving the plot away.<\/p>\n The more I read of Carter\u2019s novels, the more I find the stories so intriguing that I could almost say that I love them in spite of the blood and gore, not because of it. You could water it down (the goriness not the blood) and they would still be brilliant. The characters are well rounded, and the writing moves the story forward at a cracking pace.<\/p>\n As I said in my last review, Hunter and Garcia are becoming more real and likeable with each book, but I want to see some romance for Hunter now. And no pets please \u2013 in case they get killed. <\/p>\n Many thanks to\u00a0@Tr4cyF3nt0n<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for inviting me to be part of\u00a0the #CompulsiveReaders #blogathon.<\/p>\n About the Author<\/strong><\/p>\n Born in Brazil of Italian origin, Chris Carter studied psychology and criminal behaviour at the University of Michigan. As a member of the Michigan State District Attorney\u2019s Criminal Psychology team, he interviewed and studied many criminals, including serial and multiple homicide offenders with life imprisonment convictions. He now lives in London. Visit his website www.chriscarterbooks.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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