An unidentified female body is brought into the Los Angeles County morgue. The cause of death is still unclear.
Her body bares no marks; except for the fact that her most intimate parts have been stitched shut. But what shocks the pathologist the most is that the killer had left something inside her. Something so monstrous Detective Robert Hunter, of the Los Angeles Homicide Special Section, has to be pulled off a different case to take over the investigation.
Within days a new body surfaces. Like the previous victim, she’s also been stitched shut and something has been left inside her. Something as ingenious as it is grotesque. And the killer isn’t done yet, not by a long shot.
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When his inquiry collides with a missing persons’ case being investigated by the attractive, razor-sharp Whitney Meyers, Hunter suspects the killer might be keeping several women hostage. Soon Robert finds himself on the hunt for a murderer who is much more monstrous than he ever could have expected; a predator whose past hides a terrible secret, and who won’t stop until each of his victims has brought forth the awful truth.
My Review
Welcome to post number three on this fab #blogathon. I will be reviewing one book per month.
This was a hard read. The idea that these women were intimately violated and stitched up sits very uncomfortably with me. Someone must really hate women, obviously the killer, but why?
Apart from the methods of killing, I really enjoyed the third book in the series. I found the personalities of Hunter and Garcia now more sympathetically portrayed, and their character development is growing with each novel. And I love Whitney Meyers.
I wouldn’t say The Night Stalker was gorier than the previous two books – in fact I’d say that apart from the obvious, it’s less so. In reality, the second murder in The Executioner is ‘probably the grisliest I’ve ever read about’ (as I said in my review of it in March). But this is creepier, insidious, and terrifying all the same.
I feel as though Carter gets better and better with each book. More depth, more insight and we are really starting to like Hunter and Garcia. They are becoming real to me. Roll on Book 4!
Many thanks to @Tr4cyF3nt0n for inviting me to be part of the #CompulsiveReaders #blogathon.
About the Author
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’s 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
