This was a very interesting book. The beginning was written in a way that felt detached and I wasn’t sure the style was for me. As the book got more intense (there are trigger warnings for this one, not just death but animal abuse, sex abuse, torture. If you can’t do the animal abuse I think it’s chapter 34 you can skip although I do think that chapter is relevant to the story others seem to disagree and skipped it). This book is a bit more graphic that your typical mystery or thriller. There are also a couple of far fetched elements, but overall it was a fast paced and gripping story. Once the story really got going it was defintely one I didn’t wan to put down. Alex is a detective in a small Maine town after following his wife (now ex wife) to America. He didn’t ever expect to be in law enforcement but he needed a steady job with benefits. Alex is caught off guard when he comes across a dead body and unlike his prior experiences this dead body was murdered and a kid who went to school with his teenage daughter. Sprinkled in between the present day are past tense chapters from the unnamed killer explaining his upbringing and giving his perspective to the murders. I definitely will be interested in reading more from this author. It was a bit gruesome but that doesn’t bother me with a good thriller.