Dark, fast paced, psychological, crime thriller. I said dark, but I mean darker than dark. This is a trilogy in one book which deals with extreme cases of abuse and mental illness. The plot got me so hooked I couldn't put it down. I don't know how to explain its appeal other than its obscure atmosphere, dark characters and several twists which compelled me to read more and more.
On the negative side, I found holes in the plot and the characters' backgrounds. I also felt some sections of the books were randomly inserted, kind of disconnected from the rest of the narrative. I appreciated the 2 main characters, a police detective and a psychologist, both strong females but appart from them the rest of good guys felt flat.
The treatment of abuse, mental illness and crime seemed realistic enough to be credible but on reflection I think it might have portrayed a narrow view of reality suggesting a causal relationship between them: abuse ends up in mental illness and crime.... I'm not a psychologist though.
Anyway, the trilogy isn't perfect but I liked it enough to recommend it (provided you like dark thrillers). This is the kind of read I could enjoy because I was able to ignore its issues.
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