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螣 未慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 蟽畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 蟽蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉
螒蠁萎蟽蟿蔚 蠈,蟿喂 未喂伪尾维味蔚蟿蔚. 螇蟻胃蔚 慰 Chris Carter: 畏 谓苇伪 蟽伪蟼 蔚渭渭慰谓萎.
螌蟿伪谓 蟽' 苇谓伪 蔚蟻畏渭喂魏蠈 渭喂蟽慰蔚蟻蔚喂蟺蠅渭苇谓慰 蟽蟺委蟿喂 苇尉蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 螞慰蟼 '螒谓蟿味蔚位蔚蟼 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰 维蠄蠀蠂慰 蟽蠋渭伪 渭喂伪蟼 谓蔚伪蟻萎蟼 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪蟼, 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 尉蔚魏喂谓维蔚喂 苇谓伪蟼 蔚蠁喂维位蟿畏蟼. 危蟿慰谓 伪蠀蠂苇谓伪 蟿慰蠀 胃蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蟺慰蠀 尾伪蟽伪谓委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 魏伪喂 未慰位慰蠁慰谓萎胃畏魏蔚 渭蔚 伪蟺慰蟿蟻蠈蟺伪喂慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰, 蔚委谓伪喂 蠂伪蟻伪纬渭苇谓慰蟼 苇谓伪蟼 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓慰蟼 未喂蟺位蠈蟼 蟽蟿伪蠀蟻蠈蟼, 蟿慰 蟽萎渭伪 魏伪蟿伪蟿蔚胃苇谓 蔚谓蠈蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰蟺伪胃慰蠉蟼 蟺慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 纬谓蠅蟽蟿蠈蟼 蠅蟼 慰 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉.
螒蠀蟿蠈 蠈渭蠅蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪未蠉谓伪蟿慰. 螘蟺蔚喂未萎 慰 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉 蟽蠀谓蔚位萎蠁胃畏 魏伪喂 蔚魏蟿蔚位苇蟽蟿畏魏蔚 蟺蟻喂谓 伪蟺蠈 未蠉慰 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪.
螤蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 维蟻伪纬蔚 纬喂伪 魏维蟺慰喂慰谓 蔚蟺委未慰尉慰 渭喂渭畏蟿萎 蟿慰蠀; 螇 渭萎蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 蟿慰 伪未喂伪谓蠈畏蟿慰鈥� 魏伪喂 慰 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟼 未慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪魏蠈渭伪 蔚位蔚蠉胃蔚蟻慰蟼 蔚魏蔚委 苇尉蠅, 苇蟿慰喂渭慰蟼 谓伪 蔚蟺喂未慰胃蔚委 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 谓苇伪 蟽蔚喂蟻维 尾委伪喂蠅谓 蠁蠈谓蠅谓, 蔚蟺喂位苇纬慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿伪 胃蠉渭伪蟿维 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蠁伪喂谓慰渭蔚谓喂魏维 蟿蠀蠂伪委慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 魏伪喂 蠂位蔚蠀维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟿畏谓 伪未蠀谓伪渭委伪 蟿慰蠀 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 谓伪 蟿慰谓 蟺喂维蟽蔚喂;
螣 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 魏伪喂 慰 谓苇慰蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬维蟿畏蟼 蟿慰蠀, 慰 螕魏伪蟻蟽委伪, 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 慰蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 谓伪 未喂伪位蔚蠀魏维谓慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏. 螝伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪.
螣 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 #1 bestselling 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 螝蟻喂蟼 螝维蟻蟿蔚蟻 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻.
螌蟿伪谓 蟽' 苇谓伪 蔚蟻畏渭喂魏蠈 渭喂蟽慰蔚蟻蔚喂蟺蠅渭苇谓慰 蟽蟺委蟿喂 苇尉蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿慰 螞慰蟼 '螒谓蟿味蔚位蔚蟼 伪谓伪魏伪位蠉蟺蟿蔚蟿伪喂 蟿慰 维蠄蠀蠂慰 蟽蠋渭伪 渭喂伪蟼 谓蔚伪蟻萎蟼 纬蠀谓伪委魏伪蟼, 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 尉蔚魏喂谓维蔚喂 苇谓伪蟼 蔚蠁喂维位蟿畏蟼. 危蟿慰谓 伪蠀蠂苇谓伪 蟿慰蠀 胃蠉渭伪蟿慰蟼, 蟺慰蠀 尾伪蟽伪谓委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 魏伪喂 未慰位慰蠁慰谓萎胃畏魏蔚 渭蔚 伪蟺慰蟿蟻蠈蟺伪喂慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰, 蔚委谓伪喂 蠂伪蟻伪纬渭苇谓慰蟼 苇谓伪蟼 蟺伪蟻维尉蔚谓慰蟼 未喂蟺位蠈蟼 蟽蟿伪蠀蟻蠈蟼, 蟿慰 蟽萎渭伪 魏伪蟿伪蟿蔚胃苇谓 蔚谓蠈蟼 蠄蠀蠂慰蟺伪胃慰蠉蟼 蟺慰蠀 萎蟿伪谓 纬谓蠅蟽蟿蠈蟼 蠅蟼 慰 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉.
螒蠀蟿蠈 蠈渭蠅蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪未蠉谓伪蟿慰. 螘蟺蔚喂未萎 慰 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉 蟽蠀谓蔚位萎蠁胃畏 魏伪喂 蔚魏蟿蔚位苇蟽蟿畏魏蔚 蟺蟻喂谓 伪蟺蠈 未蠉慰 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪.
螤蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 维蟻伪纬蔚 纬喂伪 魏维蟺慰喂慰谓 蔚蟺委未慰尉慰 渭喂渭畏蟿萎 蟿慰蠀; 螇 渭萎蟺蠅蟼 蟽蠀渭尾伪委谓蔚喂 蟿慰 伪未喂伪谓蠈畏蟿慰鈥� 魏伪喂 慰 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏蠈蟼 未慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 伪魏蠈渭伪 蔚位蔚蠉胃蔚蟻慰蟼 蔚魏蔚委 苇尉蠅, 苇蟿慰喂渭慰蟼 谓伪 蔚蟺喂未慰胃蔚委 蟽蔚 渭喂伪 谓苇伪 蟽蔚喂蟻维 尾委伪喂蠅谓 蠁蠈谓蠅谓, 蔚蟺喂位苇纬慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿伪 胃蠉渭伪蟿维 蟿慰蠀 渭蔚 蠁伪喂谓慰渭蔚谓喂魏维 蟿蠀蠂伪委慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰 魏伪喂 蠂位蔚蠀维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 蟿畏谓 伪未蠀谓伪渭委伪 蟿慰蠀 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 谓伪 蟿慰谓 蟺喂维蟽蔚喂;
螣 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 魏伪喂 慰 谓苇慰蟼 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬维蟿畏蟼 蟿慰蠀, 慰 螕魏伪蟻蟽委伪, 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 慰蟺蠅蟽未萎蟺慰蟿蔚 谓伪 未喂伪位蔚蠀魏维谓慰蠀谓 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏. 螝伪喂 纬蟻萎纬慰蟻伪.
螣 螖慰位慰蠁蠈谓慰蟼 渭蔚 蟿慰 危畏渭维未喂 蟿慰蠀 危蟿伪蠀蟻慰蠉 蟿慰蠀 #1 bestselling 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪 螝蟻喂蟼 螝维蟻蟿蔚蟻 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 蠀蟺蠈胃蔚蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 谓蟿蔚蟿苇魏蟿喂尾 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻.
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First published August 1, 2009
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September 25, 2022
Gdyby nie zako艅czenie, kt贸re moim zdaniem jest kompletnie niedorzeczne, ksi膮偶ka by艂a naprawd臋 ekstra. Szkoda :(
April 4, 2021
If one is bored of murders and investigations with emotional and family backgrounds, revenge, really personal reasons for killing, and far too much room for the boring, normal, not mentally sick victims and perpetrators, this badass serial killer focused series is your read of choice.
When profession and hobby fuse and form a new job perspective, some of the most amazing authors see the light of the literary day. Scientists writing Sci-Fi, enthusiastic lovers writing romance novels, politicians writing fantasy novels, it麓s always a match made in heaven, or hell in case of the last example, because they are at a level of professionality someone who hasn麓t earned a real qualification before living from inspiring and astonishing millions of people with their wonderful novels, can麓t reach that level of detail and credibility. That麓s also the reason why some of the best authors have studied and taught creative writing.
And here comes Carter, a forensic psychologist who worked in this job and creates a hard boiled, snarky, fast paced, extremely brutal, my instant favorite, psychothriller, extreme horror genre, the accurate, realistic, highly sociopathic serial killer illuminating genre. It reminds me of Gerritsen, whose newer works I am wanting to read if my thriller writing motivation should escalate once again, who used her expertise as a doctor to pimp her amazing novels.
I just, subjectively, deem the end a bit unsatisfying, I just don麓t like how the motives are explained because But that麓s subjective and the series gets better with each novel, so why don麓t immediately start if you dare.
Gosh, I nearly forgot mentioning, this is really hardcore, reminds me of the bonkers extreme horror genre just very weird people are reading, whistling coughing, so just enter if you can handle it. Especially in the later parts of the series I麓ve already read, the killers, their victims, and their intimate relationships and private activities are in the main focus.
A wiki walk can be as refreshing to the mind as a walk through nature in this completely overrated real life outside books:
When profession and hobby fuse and form a new job perspective, some of the most amazing authors see the light of the literary day. Scientists writing Sci-Fi, enthusiastic lovers writing romance novels, politicians writing fantasy novels, it麓s always a match made in heaven, or hell in case of the last example, because they are at a level of professionality someone who hasn麓t earned a real qualification before living from inspiring and astonishing millions of people with their wonderful novels, can麓t reach that level of detail and credibility. That麓s also the reason why some of the best authors have studied and taught creative writing.
And here comes Carter, a forensic psychologist who worked in this job and creates a hard boiled, snarky, fast paced, extremely brutal, my instant favorite, psychothriller, extreme horror genre, the accurate, realistic, highly sociopathic serial killer illuminating genre. It reminds me of Gerritsen, whose newer works I am wanting to read if my thriller writing motivation should escalate once again, who used her expertise as a doctor to pimp her amazing novels.
I just, subjectively, deem the end a bit unsatisfying, I just don麓t like how the motives are explained because But that麓s subjective and the series gets better with each novel, so why don麓t immediately start if you dare.
Gosh, I nearly forgot mentioning, this is really hardcore, reminds me of the bonkers extreme horror genre just very weird people are reading, whistling coughing, so just enter if you can handle it. Especially in the later parts of the series I麓ve already read, the killers, their victims, and their intimate relationships and private activities are in the main focus.
A wiki walk can be as refreshing to the mind as a walk through nature in this completely overrated real life outside books:
September 25, 2022
Do po艂owy by艂am zachwycona, ale p贸藕niej by艂o tylko gorzej
August 4, 2009
Robert Hunter works for the Robbery & Homicide Department in Los Angeles, California and remembers well the serial murders that started two years ago. The kills seemed random, but gruesome; victims were tortured and left to die with only one clue to tie them all to the same killer: an odd double crucifix symbol carved in the back of their necks. With clean crime scenes and no other identifying trademarks, the media and police nicknamed the murderer 鈥淭he Crucifix Killer.鈥� Thinking RHD had caught the right man, a trial was set and a man was found guilty and killed. But Hunter and his partner knew better. Unable to prove their misgivings despite a confession, the two were forced to move forward with their guilt. Hunter suffered nightmares, his partner and wife were soon after killed in a boating accident.
With his partner鈥檚 death and the crucifix killings still fresh, Hunter receives a new partner and together they investigate a new murder scene with familiar repercussions. On the victim鈥檚 neck is the double crucifix mark he remembers well from a couple of years earlier, but is it the same killer or a copycat? A phone call and familiar voice bring back chilling memories and confirm Hunter鈥檚 suspicions: the Crucifix Killer is back.
Chris Carter鈥檚 The Crucifix Killer opens to a disturbing scene as Hunter receives a phone tip from what we can only then assume is the killer. He rushes to a revealed location and finds his partner, Garcia, tied and hung onto poles and we wonder, will Hunter be able to save him in time? The rest of the book fills in the five weeks prior to this moment, but unfortunately do little else.
Carter鈥檚 writing is far from poetic. His narrative is more instructive and devoid of emotion and character development, as if the entire book was an exercise in showing off Carter鈥檚 knowledge of criminal psychology. He does a lot of the dreaded 鈥渟how, don鈥檛 tell鈥� with numerous character portraits that give away information that鈥檚 less than crucial to our understanding of them as tools in the story. With so much condensed back story for each character, I felt Carter was pushing too hard for the reader to gain any actual insight into their psyche (as if we鈥檝e all graduated with degrees in criminal psychology and like Hunter can pull pertinent information from someone鈥檚 hair and eye color, occupation, or childhood). Instead their histories were awkward, placed as if Carter couldn鈥檛 imagine leaving this useless information out of the book however misplaced it looked.
The bad dialogue only added to the disappointing caricatures of a cast of characters derived from Hollywood-inspired stereotypes. One character touts the correctness of using the term 鈥淏lack鈥� over anything else, but in this weak effort to promote some type of politically correct agenda, Carter鈥檚 characters nevertheless fall victim to his own preconceived notions of what it means to be 鈥淏lack鈥� or Puerto Rican. Since I read a proof copy, I鈥檓 refraining from using actual quotes, but am particularly confused about the way he portrayed people of color. In one scene Hunter and Garcia dismiss the possibility that Cubans or Puerto Ricans could ever listen to anything other than salsa or meringue music. He also gives a Puerto Rican free use of the very Mexican slang term 鈥渆se.鈥� Blacks (Carter鈥檚 term) in this book also frequently use the word 鈥渘igga鈥�--as if it鈥檚 a cultural requirement or makes one appear tougher and so must be used by someone expected to appear so.
None of the characters or relationships have any depth to them. After going on a couple of dates with Isabella, an awkward construction of sexuality and girlish giggling, Hunter quickly loses interest with her as fast as I lost interest in both him and the plot. The writing is choppy and blundering, the men drunkards and the women either prostitutes or wives, and the twist ending was a clich茅. While the cover image was disturbing and the premise intriguing, the overuse of quick and easy dialogue, gestures, and scenarios cheapened what could have been a phenomenally scary read (what I was expecting). To make matters worse, the most vital pieces of information aren鈥檛 revealed to the reader in any way throughout the narrative and are instead contrived into the final pages of the book as Hunter works within his and Carter鈥檚 head to piece together clues the reader would never be able to figure out on their own. The presumed insult to the reader, robbing them of not just the satisfaction of figuring it all out on their own, but the ability to do so, is a huge let down.
Carter uses a lot of odd phrasing to encompass facial expressions and tones of voice that clearly make sense only to him. I鈥檓 also left confused as to the type of In & Out restaurant Carter refers to when he mentions waitresses and a dessert menu. I鈥檓 from California, I have an In & Out in my city and it鈥檚 a fast food joint. The only thing available for dessert are smoothies; employees do not come out from behind the counter to ask how your meal is going, they clean the tables, seats, floors, and bathrooms. They may even bring your bagged or trayed food to your table. That is it. Maybe someone in LA can let me know if these vastly different chains of In & Out actually exist there, leaving the rest of us sorely deprived?
Before this book, I already knew I wasn鈥檛 a fan of crime fiction, and I don鈥檛 recommend this to people who are unless they want a quick clich茅d read filled with cheap thrills and cardboard characters. If you don鈥檛 mind being preempted in the thought process and having everything laid out before you, this might be the book for you. I was disappointed.
With his partner鈥檚 death and the crucifix killings still fresh, Hunter receives a new partner and together they investigate a new murder scene with familiar repercussions. On the victim鈥檚 neck is the double crucifix mark he remembers well from a couple of years earlier, but is it the same killer or a copycat? A phone call and familiar voice bring back chilling memories and confirm Hunter鈥檚 suspicions: the Crucifix Killer is back.
Chris Carter鈥檚 The Crucifix Killer opens to a disturbing scene as Hunter receives a phone tip from what we can only then assume is the killer. He rushes to a revealed location and finds his partner, Garcia, tied and hung onto poles and we wonder, will Hunter be able to save him in time? The rest of the book fills in the five weeks prior to this moment, but unfortunately do little else.
Carter鈥檚 writing is far from poetic. His narrative is more instructive and devoid of emotion and character development, as if the entire book was an exercise in showing off Carter鈥檚 knowledge of criminal psychology. He does a lot of the dreaded 鈥渟how, don鈥檛 tell鈥� with numerous character portraits that give away information that鈥檚 less than crucial to our understanding of them as tools in the story. With so much condensed back story for each character, I felt Carter was pushing too hard for the reader to gain any actual insight into their psyche (as if we鈥檝e all graduated with degrees in criminal psychology and like Hunter can pull pertinent information from someone鈥檚 hair and eye color, occupation, or childhood). Instead their histories were awkward, placed as if Carter couldn鈥檛 imagine leaving this useless information out of the book however misplaced it looked.
The bad dialogue only added to the disappointing caricatures of a cast of characters derived from Hollywood-inspired stereotypes. One character touts the correctness of using the term 鈥淏lack鈥� over anything else, but in this weak effort to promote some type of politically correct agenda, Carter鈥檚 characters nevertheless fall victim to his own preconceived notions of what it means to be 鈥淏lack鈥� or Puerto Rican. Since I read a proof copy, I鈥檓 refraining from using actual quotes, but am particularly confused about the way he portrayed people of color. In one scene Hunter and Garcia dismiss the possibility that Cubans or Puerto Ricans could ever listen to anything other than salsa or meringue music. He also gives a Puerto Rican free use of the very Mexican slang term 鈥渆se.鈥� Blacks (Carter鈥檚 term) in this book also frequently use the word 鈥渘igga鈥�--as if it鈥檚 a cultural requirement or makes one appear tougher and so must be used by someone expected to appear so.
None of the characters or relationships have any depth to them. After going on a couple of dates with Isabella, an awkward construction of sexuality and girlish giggling, Hunter quickly loses interest with her as fast as I lost interest in both him and the plot. The writing is choppy and blundering, the men drunkards and the women either prostitutes or wives, and the twist ending was a clich茅. While the cover image was disturbing and the premise intriguing, the overuse of quick and easy dialogue, gestures, and scenarios cheapened what could have been a phenomenally scary read (what I was expecting). To make matters worse, the most vital pieces of information aren鈥檛 revealed to the reader in any way throughout the narrative and are instead contrived into the final pages of the book as Hunter works within his and Carter鈥檚 head to piece together clues the reader would never be able to figure out on their own. The presumed insult to the reader, robbing them of not just the satisfaction of figuring it all out on their own, but the ability to do so, is a huge let down.
Carter uses a lot of odd phrasing to encompass facial expressions and tones of voice that clearly make sense only to him. I鈥檓 also left confused as to the type of In & Out restaurant Carter refers to when he mentions waitresses and a dessert menu. I鈥檓 from California, I have an In & Out in my city and it鈥檚 a fast food joint. The only thing available for dessert are smoothies; employees do not come out from behind the counter to ask how your meal is going, they clean the tables, seats, floors, and bathrooms. They may even bring your bagged or trayed food to your table. That is it. Maybe someone in LA can let me know if these vastly different chains of In & Out actually exist there, leaving the rest of us sorely deprived?
Before this book, I already knew I wasn鈥檛 a fan of crime fiction, and I don鈥檛 recommend this to people who are unless they want a quick clich茅d read filled with cheap thrills and cardboard characters. If you don鈥檛 mind being preempted in the thought process and having everything laid out before you, this might be the book for you. I was disappointed.
March 13, 2022
Omg! Omg! I love this series!
Robert Hunter is a badass! I love his witty character and his very likeable aura. I鈥檝e read a few detective series for the past year and they鈥檝e all been female leads, so having Hunter on my list is a different ball game.
Hunter is a Homicide Detective investigating a series of brutal murders by the Crucifix Killer. The nature of these crimes were disturbing and savage. Mutilated corpse, tortured and bodies skinned alive were just a few of the inhumane acts on his plate.
Fast-paced, clever and incredibly terrifying. I have read so many police procedural novels and I could say that this is one of the most exciting series out there. The main character was a prodigy, a genius who loves to read and someone with a baggage of his own. A totally lovable guy.
Not reccommended if you want to avoid gruesome scenes but definitely worth the read.
Robert Hunter is a badass! I love his witty character and his very likeable aura. I鈥檝e read a few detective series for the past year and they鈥檝e all been female leads, so having Hunter on my list is a different ball game.
Hunter is a Homicide Detective investigating a series of brutal murders by the Crucifix Killer. The nature of these crimes were disturbing and savage. Mutilated corpse, tortured and bodies skinned alive were just a few of the inhumane acts on his plate.
Fast-paced, clever and incredibly terrifying. I have read so many police procedural novels and I could say that this is one of the most exciting series out there. The main character was a prodigy, a genius who loves to read and someone with a baggage of his own. A totally lovable guy.
Not reccommended if you want to avoid gruesome scenes but definitely worth the read.
December 18, 2020
"De spanning is te snijden in dit eerste deel en belooft enorm veel goeds voor het vervolg dat ingepland staat voor volgend jaar. Ik zal dan alvast op de eerste rij zitten, zeker weten, want wat was me dit een geweldig verhaal! Absoluut mijn favoriet van 2020 geworden op de valreep! Een dikke 5 sterren dus!"
January 31, 2023
Fant谩stico, me ha encantado. El ritmo del libro es muy fluido, cap铆tulos cortos le dan un ritmo endiablado y la investigaci贸n ha sido buena.
El giro final ni lo vi venir, me sorprendi贸.
Valoraci贸n: 9/10
A mis favoritos. Y por supuesto sigo con la serie.
Sinopsis: El cuerpo de una mujer brutalmente asesinada es hallado en una caba帽a abandonada en el Parque Nacional de los Los Angeles. Desnuda, atada a dos postes de madera y con la piel del rostro desollada 鈥揷uando a煤n segu铆a con vida. En la nuca tiene grabado un extra帽o s铆mbolo, un crucifijo doble: la firma de un psic贸pata conocido como el Asesino del Crucifijo.
Pero no es posible porque el Asesino del Crucifijo fue arrestado y ejecutado dos a帽os atr谩s. 驴Podr铆a tratarse de un imitador? 驴Alguien que ha tenido acceso a los detalles de los primeros asesinatos, detalles complejos que nunca se hicieron p煤blicos? 驴O acaso, el detective Robert Hunter tendr谩 que hacer frente a lo inconcebible? 驴Andar谩 a煤n suelto el aut茅ntico Asesino del Crucifijo, dispuesto a embarcarse de nuevo en una matanza indiscriminada y s谩dica, eligiendo a sus v铆ctimas al azar y provocando a Hunter, incapaz de cogerle? Robert Hunter y su novicio compa帽ero est谩n a punto de adentrarse en una pesadilla que supera toda imaginaci贸n y donde el concepto de una muerte r谩pida no existe.
# 24. Un libro de tu g茅nero favorito que tengas en tu lista de pendientes. Reto literario lecturas pendientes 2023.
El giro final ni lo vi venir, me sorprendi贸.
Valoraci贸n: 9/10
A mis favoritos. Y por supuesto sigo con la serie.
Sinopsis: El cuerpo de una mujer brutalmente asesinada es hallado en una caba帽a abandonada en el Parque Nacional de los Los Angeles. Desnuda, atada a dos postes de madera y con la piel del rostro desollada 鈥揷uando a煤n segu铆a con vida. En la nuca tiene grabado un extra帽o s铆mbolo, un crucifijo doble: la firma de un psic贸pata conocido como el Asesino del Crucifijo.
Pero no es posible porque el Asesino del Crucifijo fue arrestado y ejecutado dos a帽os atr谩s. 驴Podr铆a tratarse de un imitador? 驴Alguien que ha tenido acceso a los detalles de los primeros asesinatos, detalles complejos que nunca se hicieron p煤blicos? 驴O acaso, el detective Robert Hunter tendr谩 que hacer frente a lo inconcebible? 驴Andar谩 a煤n suelto el aut茅ntico Asesino del Crucifijo, dispuesto a embarcarse de nuevo en una matanza indiscriminada y s谩dica, eligiendo a sus v铆ctimas al azar y provocando a Hunter, incapaz de cogerle? Robert Hunter y su novicio compa帽ero est谩n a punto de adentrarse en una pesadilla que supera toda imaginaci贸n y donde el concepto de una muerte r谩pida no existe.
# 24. Un libro de tu g茅nero favorito que tengas en tu lista de pendientes. Reto literario lecturas pendientes 2023.
December 29, 2018
Abgebrochen.
Vielleicht habt ihr ja auf Instagram gesehen, dass mich ein Abonnent vors盲tzlich gespoilert hat und mir verraten hat, wer der Kruzifix-Killer schlussendlich ist. Deswegen habe ich das Buch abgebrochen - sorry, aber das versaut einem bei dieser Art Thriller einfach das ganze Buch. Dabei ist der erste Band von Chris Carter sehr spannend, gut geschrieben und hochgradig blutig. Ich werde also definitiv weitermachen und dann einfach Band 2 zur Hand nehmen. Auch, wenn ich kein riesiger Fan von solchen klassischen Ermittler Duos bin, hat der Kruzifix-Killer mich 眉ber 300 Seiten blendend unterhalten bevor ich es unfreiwillig abgebrochen habe.
Vielleicht habt ihr ja auf Instagram gesehen, dass mich ein Abonnent vors盲tzlich gespoilert hat und mir verraten hat, wer der Kruzifix-Killer schlussendlich ist. Deswegen habe ich das Buch abgebrochen - sorry, aber das versaut einem bei dieser Art Thriller einfach das ganze Buch. Dabei ist der erste Band von Chris Carter sehr spannend, gut geschrieben und hochgradig blutig. Ich werde also definitiv weitermachen und dann einfach Band 2 zur Hand nehmen. Auch, wenn ich kein riesiger Fan von solchen klassischen Ermittler Duos bin, hat der Kruzifix-Killer mich 眉ber 300 Seiten blendend unterhalten bevor ich es unfreiwillig abgebrochen habe.
October 9, 2021
Almost within a few pages of starting this book, I was regretting my decision. The violence is high & very graphic. And yet, I braved it and kept going. This is largely a very good story with excellent pace & great character development.
LAPD Detective Robert Hunter works on the most difficult of cases. His instincts are invariably right and even when he gives it to others, his gut instinct finally has proved right. He has a new partner Carlos Garcia, a rookie who hope to learn from his senior partner. Hunter has some painful memories 鈥� bad cases and the recent death of his former partner who was married to his cousin. They are called on to investigate an especially cruel murder of a woman, and the killer leaves a mark of a double crucifix on her neck. The killer calls Hunter on and off 鈥� challenging him and playing mind games with him. Other gruesome murders follow. It is not clear what the link is between the victims 鈥� they seem not to have known each other. So, what motivates the serial killer 鈥� is it a warped sense of cleansing society of perceived sins?
I loved Robert Hunter鈥檚 character, as also that of Garcia. There is a decent amount of subtle research on serial killers and the approach Hunter follows feels very authentic. The reveal on the motivation of the murders is a good one and impossible to guess till you get there. Nevertheless, some of the ends are not tied up very well. .
This is a book where you need to brace yourself for some really gruesome violence and associated descriptions. If you can do that, this is a good story, a page turner, though with some plot holes. Had the author steered clear of sensationalism, this could have been an excellent read.
My rating: 3.75 / 5.
LAPD Detective Robert Hunter works on the most difficult of cases. His instincts are invariably right and even when he gives it to others, his gut instinct finally has proved right. He has a new partner Carlos Garcia, a rookie who hope to learn from his senior partner. Hunter has some painful memories 鈥� bad cases and the recent death of his former partner who was married to his cousin. They are called on to investigate an especially cruel murder of a woman, and the killer leaves a mark of a double crucifix on her neck. The killer calls Hunter on and off 鈥� challenging him and playing mind games with him. Other gruesome murders follow. It is not clear what the link is between the victims 鈥� they seem not to have known each other. So, what motivates the serial killer 鈥� is it a warped sense of cleansing society of perceived sins?
I loved Robert Hunter鈥檚 character, as also that of Garcia. There is a decent amount of subtle research on serial killers and the approach Hunter follows feels very authentic. The reveal on the motivation of the murders is a good one and impossible to guess till you get there. Nevertheless, some of the ends are not tied up very well. .
This is a book where you need to brace yourself for some really gruesome violence and associated descriptions. If you can do that, this is a good story, a page turner, though with some plot holes. Had the author steered clear of sensationalism, this could have been an excellent read.
My rating: 3.75 / 5.
July 2, 2019
This gruesome serial killer thriller is the perfect way to launch the Robert Hunter series.
With the body of a young girl is discovered with the same markings as the infamous 鈥楥rucifix Killer鈥�.
The problem for Hunter and his newly assigned rookie partner Garcia is that the killer had been caught and executed 2 years ago, are they facing a copycat murder or did they convict the wrong person?
Hunter is first introduced hungover with no recollection of the beautiful woman his woken up with, the fact that he wonders if she could be a prostitute shows that fragile state that we find the main protagonist in.
But it鈥檚 the bond Hunter forms with Garcia that really helped bring the story to life.
The plot is fast paced and with plenty of cliffhanger chapters that keeps you hooked.
I really liked the seediness of the story.
The identity of the killer certainly had me fooled, it seemed so obvious once it was revealed!
With the body of a young girl is discovered with the same markings as the infamous 鈥楥rucifix Killer鈥�.
The problem for Hunter and his newly assigned rookie partner Garcia is that the killer had been caught and executed 2 years ago, are they facing a copycat murder or did they convict the wrong person?
Hunter is first introduced hungover with no recollection of the beautiful woman his woken up with, the fact that he wonders if she could be a prostitute shows that fragile state that we find the main protagonist in.
But it鈥檚 the bond Hunter forms with Garcia that really helped bring the story to life.
The plot is fast paced and with plenty of cliffhanger chapters that keeps you hooked.
I really liked the seediness of the story.
The identity of the killer certainly had me fooled, it seemed so obvious once it was revealed!
August 15, 2015
This book could have been better.
1. I don't think someone killing for revenge would perform such gruesome, torturous, and sadistic acts on their victims.
2. I don't think it was necessary to include the killing theme involving the gangster.
3. I don't understand the reason why a bet had to be placed on a dog race for victim #2.
4. The beginning of Chapter 3 indicates we're going back 5 weeks prior. I would have liked additional reminders of the passage of time along the way.
5. Hunter was initially written as a prodigy, a gifted child, a genius. But he wasn't portrayed as a very smart detective.
6. There are basic language problems in this book. Padding someone on the back, instead of patting. Hire a house. Bread dispenser. Someone resides in a street instead of on. Inappropriate use of gotta, wanna, gonna, ain't. In Los Angeles, security camera would have been a better term than CCTV, which I see as a mostly British term.
1. I don't think someone killing for revenge would perform such gruesome, torturous, and sadistic acts on their victims.
2. I don't think it was necessary to include the killing theme involving the gangster.
3. I don't understand the reason why a bet had to be placed on a dog race for victim #2.
4. The beginning of Chapter 3 indicates we're going back 5 weeks prior. I would have liked additional reminders of the passage of time along the way.
5. Hunter was initially written as a prodigy, a gifted child, a genius. But he wasn't portrayed as a very smart detective.
6. There are basic language problems in this book. Padding someone on the back, instead of patting. Hire a house. Bread dispenser. Someone resides in a street instead of on. Inappropriate use of gotta, wanna, gonna, ain't. In Los Angeles, security camera would have been a better term than CCTV, which I see as a mostly British term.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 26, 2014
In Carter鈥檚 debut novel, the reader meets veteran LAPD Homicide Detective Robert Hunter and his new partner, Carlos Garcia. After being called to a murder scene, Hunter and Garcia discover the Crucifix Killer, thought to have been caught years before, is back and will stop at nothing to continue a gruesome rampage. By marking victims with a double crucifix, Hunter knows that this is no copycat, as he did not release this to the press when investigating years before. The Crucifix Killer is one case Hunter will not soon forget, having worked on the original file, when a suspect confessed to the crime. How will the new victims鈥� crime scenes help Hunter and Garcia crack this case wide open before the Killer continues a spree that leaves no one safe? A wonderful, edge-of-your-seat thriller that uses realistic dialogue, characters, and teasing language that leaves the reader wanting more.
Carter鈥檚 work should be commended, especially as this is his first published novel. He hooks the reader at the beginning and works through some of the old case info, while peppering the story with new and interesting facts. Creating a back story for the main character can be tough, though Carter does so very successfully and makes Hunter appear complex enough to have secrets worth learning about. The reader cannot help but speculate what will happen next, though Carter is smart enough to toss in a few storylines that leave the reader wondering what to expect next. Fabulous work and sure to be an interesting series, as I continue through it.
Kudos, Mr. Carter for your wonderful work. I am eager to see what else Robert Hunter has in store for you, for readers, and for the Homicide Division.
Carter鈥檚 work should be commended, especially as this is his first published novel. He hooks the reader at the beginning and works through some of the old case info, while peppering the story with new and interesting facts. Creating a back story for the main character can be tough, though Carter does so very successfully and makes Hunter appear complex enough to have secrets worth learning about. The reader cannot help but speculate what will happen next, though Carter is smart enough to toss in a few storylines that leave the reader wondering what to expect next. Fabulous work and sure to be an interesting series, as I continue through it.
Kudos, Mr. Carter for your wonderful work. I am eager to see what else Robert Hunter has in store for you, for readers, and for the Homicide Division.
May 21, 2023
Great book. I shall give a full review at a later date.
August 7, 2023
Policiaca.
El libro arranca con una escena: el detective de Robos y Homicidios de la ciudad de Los 脕ngeles, Robert Hunter, tiene que acudir al rescate de su joven e inexperto compa帽ero Carlos Garc铆a. El asesino del crucifijo act煤a de nuevo. Y a partir de aqu铆 retrocede en el tiempo: presentaci贸n de personajes, antecedentes, c贸mo hemos llegado aqu铆 y todo el proceso de investigaci贸n.
Robert Hunter, 39 a帽os, excepcional observador y experto en conducta criminal. Se licenci贸 en Psicolog铆a a los 19 a帽os. Su tesis es lectura obligatoria en el FBI. Podr铆a haber trabajado como crimin贸logo, pero la muerte prematura de su padre le hizo decantarse por perseguir directamente a los criminales y entrar en la polic铆a.
Carlos Garc铆a, 31 a帽os, casado. Tambi茅n ha tenido una buena trayectoria en la polic铆a que le ha permitido ascender e ingresar en el departamento de Robos y Homicidios, donde se investigan los casos m谩s violentos y complicados.
Robert Hunter y el asesino del crucifijo tienen una cuenta pendiente desde hace tiempo, cuando empez贸 con su antiguo compa帽ero la investigaci贸n de unos cr铆menes que se caracterizan por el ensa帽amiento, la b煤squeda de aplicar el mayor dolor y la marca que deja en las v铆ctimas. Hay escenas expl铆citas en el libro, aunque no se regodea con los hechos.
Este es un libro publicado en el 2009, no tiene el ritmo fren茅tico de algunos thriller/polic铆acos recientes. Aunque tenga momentos de tensi贸n y escenas impactantes, su ritmo es m谩s bien pausado. Los cap铆tulos son cortos, salpicados de alg煤n di谩logo, descripciones de escenas y alguna disertaci贸n sobre el origen y destino de alguno de los personajes que moran las calles de esta ciudad. Entra en el transfondo de lo que supone para un polic铆a investigar este tipo de cr铆menes tan violentos, el desgaste y la tensi贸n, la impotencia de no obtener resultados, las vinculaciones afectivas con la pareja o el compa帽ero.
Respecto a la investigaci贸n, en un primer momento sospeche del asesino, simplemente por el n煤mero de personajes que aparecen en el libro. Lo descart茅 pero me qued茅 con el runr煤n en la cabeza, algo no cuadraba en su historia. A煤n as铆 me faltaba conocer la vinculaci贸n entre las v铆ctimas, c贸mo se resolv铆a esa primera escena con que arranca el libro y la motivaci贸n del asesino -nada nuevo que no hayamos le铆do- . A煤n as铆, no me ha defraudado. Era uno de esos libros que ten铆a pendiente desde hace mucho tiempo y que de vez en cuando mi lector me recordaba que lo ten铆a pendiente. No ser谩 un 5 estrellas, pero continuar茅 con la serie.
Valoraci贸n: 8/10
Lectura: agosto 2023
El libro arranca con una escena: el detective de Robos y Homicidios de la ciudad de Los 脕ngeles, Robert Hunter, tiene que acudir al rescate de su joven e inexperto compa帽ero Carlos Garc铆a. El asesino del crucifijo act煤a de nuevo. Y a partir de aqu铆 retrocede en el tiempo: presentaci贸n de personajes, antecedentes, c贸mo hemos llegado aqu铆 y todo el proceso de investigaci贸n.
Robert Hunter, 39 a帽os, excepcional observador y experto en conducta criminal. Se licenci贸 en Psicolog铆a a los 19 a帽os. Su tesis es lectura obligatoria en el FBI. Podr铆a haber trabajado como crimin贸logo, pero la muerte prematura de su padre le hizo decantarse por perseguir directamente a los criminales y entrar en la polic铆a.
Carlos Garc铆a, 31 a帽os, casado. Tambi茅n ha tenido una buena trayectoria en la polic铆a que le ha permitido ascender e ingresar en el departamento de Robos y Homicidios, donde se investigan los casos m谩s violentos y complicados.
Robert Hunter y el asesino del crucifijo tienen una cuenta pendiente desde hace tiempo, cuando empez贸 con su antiguo compa帽ero la investigaci贸n de unos cr铆menes que se caracterizan por el ensa帽amiento, la b煤squeda de aplicar el mayor dolor y la marca que deja en las v铆ctimas. Hay escenas expl铆citas en el libro, aunque no se regodea con los hechos.
Este es un libro publicado en el 2009, no tiene el ritmo fren茅tico de algunos thriller/polic铆acos recientes. Aunque tenga momentos de tensi贸n y escenas impactantes, su ritmo es m谩s bien pausado. Los cap铆tulos son cortos, salpicados de alg煤n di谩logo, descripciones de escenas y alguna disertaci贸n sobre el origen y destino de alguno de los personajes que moran las calles de esta ciudad. Entra en el transfondo de lo que supone para un polic铆a investigar este tipo de cr铆menes tan violentos, el desgaste y la tensi贸n, la impotencia de no obtener resultados, las vinculaciones afectivas con la pareja o el compa帽ero.
Respecto a la investigaci贸n, en un primer momento sospeche del asesino, simplemente por el n煤mero de personajes que aparecen en el libro. Lo descart茅 pero me qued茅 con el runr煤n en la cabeza, algo no cuadraba en su historia. A煤n as铆 me faltaba conocer la vinculaci贸n entre las v铆ctimas, c贸mo se resolv铆a esa primera escena con que arranca el libro y la motivaci贸n del asesino -nada nuevo que no hayamos le铆do- . A煤n as铆, no me ha defraudado. Era uno de esos libros que ten铆a pendiente desde hace mucho tiempo y que de vez en cuando mi lector me recordaba que lo ten铆a pendiente. No ser谩 un 5 estrellas, pero continuar茅 con la serie.
Valoraci贸n: 8/10
Lectura: agosto 2023
November 6, 2018
Brilliant start of a series
A serial killer roaming L.A and trying to right the wrong of society. Clean the filth, wipe the streets clean.
Totally worth the read
Violent
Creepy
Best read this month
Robert Hunter the detective
His nightmare is back
The Crucifix Killer strikes again
But wasn鈥檛 he executed a few years ago
Robert got a new partner a rookie
Carlos
His first case
What a case to investigate
A serial killer roaming L.A and trying to right the wrong of society. Clean the filth, wipe the streets clean.
Totally worth the read
Violent
Creepy
Best read this month
Robert Hunter the detective
His nightmare is back
The Crucifix Killer strikes again
But wasn鈥檛 he executed a few years ago
Robert got a new partner a rookie
Carlos
His first case
What a case to investigate
July 16, 2018
螒谓 魏伪喂 蟿蠋蟻伪 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪 渭蔚 蟽喂蟻喂伪位 魏委位蔚蟻 未蔚谓 渭蔚 蔚谓胃慰蠀蟽喂维味慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蟿伪 尾位苇蟺蠅 伪蟻魏蔚蟿维 蔚蟺喂蠁蠀位伪魏蟿喂魏维 , 胃蔚蠅蟻蠋 蠈蟿喂 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 蟿蟻伪尾维蔚喂 蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏. 螆蠂蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 尾伪胃渭慰位慰纬委伪. 螝伪喂 蠈蠂喂 渭蠈谓慰 伪蠀蟿蠈, 伪位位维 魏伪喂 蠈位伪 蟿伪 尾喂尾位委伪 蟿慰蠀 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪. 螖蔚未慰渭苇谓慰 蠈蟿喂 渭喂位维渭蔚 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 蠁胃畏谓蠈 尾喂尾位委慰 (未蔚谓 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 谓伪 未委谓慰蠀渭蔚 魏伪喂 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪 15维蟻喂伪+ ) 未蔚谓 维蟻纬畏蟽伪 谓伪 伪蟺慰蠁伪蟽委蟽蠅 谓伪 蟿慰 伪纬慰蟻维蟽蠅.
螝伪喂 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 苇渭蔚喂谓伪 蟺慰位蠉 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿畏渭苇谓慰蟼. 螝伪位蠈 魏伪喂 未蠀谓伪蟿蠈 尾喂尾位委慰. 螤慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟻慰萎. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 蔚蠉魏慰位伪. 惟蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 委未喂慰 蟺蟻蠅蟿伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿萎 , 尾维味蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 纬蔚蟻苇蟼 尾维蟽蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪.
螛蔚蠅蟻蠋 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟿畏谓 魏委谓畏蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蔚魏未蠈蟽蔚蠅谓 BELL 谓伪 蔚谓蟿维尉慰蠀谓 蟽蟿慰 未蠀谓伪渭喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪. 螖蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 蟺慰位位维 蠀蟺慰蟽蠂蠈渭蔚谓慰蟼. 螌蟿喂 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 纬喂伪 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻委慰未慰 , 纬喂伪 未喂维尾伪蟽渭伪 蟽蔚 蟺伪蟻伪位委伪.
螒蟺蠈 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏维 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 蟺蠅 纬喂伪 渭委伪 蔚尉苇位喂尉畏 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎 , 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 尉苇谓喂蟽蔚 位委纬慰 (蠈蟿伪谓 尾苇尾伪喂伪 未蠈胃畏魏伪谓 蠈位蔚蟼 慰喂 蔚尉畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰). 螒位位维 伪蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蠂维位伪蟽蔚 蟿畏谓 魏伪位萎 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀.
螡伪 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠅胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 慰喂 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委蔚蟼 180 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 苇蠁蠀纬伪谓 谓蔚蟻蠈鈥�
螝伪喂 畏 伪位萎胃蔚喂伪 蔚委谓伪喂 蠈蟿喂 苇渭蔚喂谓伪 蟺慰位蠉 蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿畏渭苇谓慰蟼. 螝伪位蠈 魏伪喂 未蠀谓伪蟿蠈 尾喂尾位委慰. 螤慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟻慰萎. 螖喂伪尾维味蔚蟿伪喂 蔚蠉魏慰位伪. 惟蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 委未喂慰 蟺蟻蠅蟿伪纬蠅谓喂蟽蟿萎 , 尾维味蔚喂 蟺慰位蠉 纬蔚蟻苇蟼 尾维蟽蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 蟽蠀谓苇蠂蔚喂伪.
螛蔚蠅蟻蠋 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟿畏谓 魏委谓畏蟽畏 蟿蠅谓 蔚魏未蠈蟽蔚蠅谓 BELL 谓伪 蔚谓蟿维尉慰蠀谓 蟽蟿慰 未蠀谓伪渭喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀蟼 蟿慰谓 蟽蠀纬魏蔚魏蟻喂渭苇谓慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪. 螖蔚委蠂谓蔚喂 蟺慰位位维 蠀蟺慰蟽蠂蠈渭蔚谓慰蟼. 螌蟿喂 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 纬喂伪 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蟺蔚蟻委慰未慰 , 纬喂伪 未喂维尾伪蟽渭伪 蟽蔚 蟺伪蟻伪位委伪.
螒蟺蠈 伪蟻谓畏蟿喂魏维 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪 谓伪 蟺蠅 纬喂伪 渭委伪 蔚尉苇位喂尉畏 蟽蟿畏谓 蟺位慰魏萎 , 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 尉苇谓喂蟽蔚 位委纬慰 (蠈蟿伪谓 尾苇尾伪喂伪 未蠈胃畏魏伪谓 蠈位蔚蟼 慰喂 蔚尉畏纬萎蟽蔚喂蟼 蟽蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰). 螒位位维 伪蠀蟿蠈 未蔚谓 蠂维位伪蟽蔚 蟿畏谓 魏伪位萎 蔚喂魏蠈谓伪 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀.
螡伪 蟽畏渭蔚喂蠅胃蔚委 蠈蟿喂 慰喂 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委蔚蟼 180 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 苇蠁蠀纬伪谓 谓蔚蟻蠈鈥�
February 21, 2022
3.75/5
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October 10, 2024
Kao neko ko ne voli ovaj tip trilera sa policijskom istragom, kazem vam 5 ko kuca. Znaci nisam mogla da prestanem da je citam, toliko je inteligentno napisana, prica je jeziva, podsecala me malo na Saw filmove koje obozavam. A ni kraj me nije razocarao sto sam se brinula do poslednjeg trenutka!
June 2, 2021
Ein echt spannender Ermittler Thriller, der sich gut lesen l盲sst. Robert Hunter als Hauptfigur gefiehl mir richtig gut, kann mir sehr gut vorstellen,dass er sich mit jedem weiteren Band ins Leserherz schleicht. Ich hatte zwischenzeitlich echt Knoten im Kopf und wusste gar nicht,was jetzt dahinter steckt und das Ende war echt spannend und gut. Ein Stern Abzug gibt es f眉r Realit盲tsn盲he, bin mir an der einen oder anderen Stelle nicht sicher, wie realistisch ist das jetzt, aber OK....und am Ende h盲tte ich mir nochmal intensiver Hunters psychologische Menschen-interpretation gew眉nscht,das ist echt mega gut. Ein echt guter Auftakt.馃憤
January 25, 2019
As many of my friends know I am a massive fan of Chris Carter and have kind of read the Robert Hunter series all a bit back to front, which in this case really highlighted for me that this was his first debut novel, it shows. Chris Carter has obviously grown massively as a writer as the books further down this series are a lot stronger and better written than this one. Despite that, this is still a very entertaining read with the usual grotesque killing style of a serial killer that Chris is known for.
When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two parallel wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death.
All the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true?
A big aspect of Chris's books that I like is he is not scared to get a bit gory and graphic with his torture and kill scenes, you also can't go wrong with Robert Hunter, kind of a psychological profiler genius come tough cop that is a highly likeable character all around. I have absolutely loved him through this series. The weaknesses in this book I believe just come from lack of experience and I would not let it put you off at all, but promise me you will keep reading the rest of the series to grow with the characters and the writing.
Actual rating is 3.5 stars. The beginning point of the journey of Robert Hunter and his never-ending quest to capture the most heinous of killers ever.
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When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles National Forest, Homicide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself entering a horrific and recurring nightmare. Naked, strung from two parallel wooden posts, the victim was sadistically tortured before meeting an excruciatingly painful death.
All the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck has been carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's impossible. Because two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this therefore be a copycat killer? Or could the unthinkable be true?
A big aspect of Chris's books that I like is he is not scared to get a bit gory and graphic with his torture and kill scenes, you also can't go wrong with Robert Hunter, kind of a psychological profiler genius come tough cop that is a highly likeable character all around. I have absolutely loved him through this series. The weaknesses in this book I believe just come from lack of experience and I would not let it put you off at all, but promise me you will keep reading the rest of the series to grow with the characters and the writing.
Actual rating is 3.5 stars. The beginning point of the journey of Robert Hunter and his never-ending quest to capture the most heinous of killers ever.
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August 3, 2022
Phenomenal. Just loved it! So the author is a graduate from the University of Michigan where he studied psychology and criminal behaviour. If you read his goodreads bio you see that he was a male dancer, a guitarist in various bands for about ten years and in those ten years he travelled the world. I got the tenth year anniversary edition of the Crucifix Killer and Carter tells the story of how he got into writing. I loved the tenth year anniversary intro as it basically describes myself when it comes to sleep patterns and such.
Our main character Robert Hunter was a child prodigy who whizzed through school. He like our author specialized in psychology and criminal behaviour and could have been so much more than an LAPD Homicide detective but got into policing because of what happened in his life.
The book starts at the end so to speak with Hunter鈥檚 new partner caught and caged by the serial killer. The serial killer contacts Hunter letting him know the partner has been caught and Hunter has a chance to save him but if he fails Hunter and his partner will both die. From here the story flashes back to the start of it all. It all flows smoothlessly, trust me鈥︹€�.
So we are then first exposed to a violent crime scene. One where the victim was sadistically tortured prior to being killed. On the back of the neck is the familiar tattoo left by the killer which is a double crucifix. Problem is that that killer known as the crucifix killer was caught, sentenced to life and then ended their own life in jail 鈥� so was this the work of the copycat or did they convict the wrong crucifix killer? Hunter always had his suspicions that they got the wrong guy.
If the main story line isn鈥檛 enough there is also the story line of other killings going on. At first Hunter is convinced they are all connected. The second killing deals with a striking blonde who works for a pimp known as D-King. He runs drugs, guns and girls and fenced items. He鈥檚 into everything and is one bad ass who is well connected to the streets of LA. He is a different type of pimp though who actually cares for his girls and when his favourite girl is taken from out under his nose and tortured and killed he is hell bent on revenge. When Hunter goes knocking on his door for information Hunter also shares some information with D-King and actually wouldn鈥檛 mind at all if D-King gets to our killer first.
The author uses his knowledge of LA to really paint the scene so to speak. I have to admit that I seldom rip through a book. I even have a habit of saving the last 40 pages or so for a reading occasion of its own. Yet this novel gripped me like few do. It鈥檚 like 420 pages long. I usually read in the afternoon but I just kept this book by my side and read it everywhere. I read it in three days. It was like I had to keep reading and this never, ever happens to me.
The one thing I found weird is how well the author gets into the life of the homicide detective. He is bang on with regards to personality traits, family life, drinking habits and the job itself. He even gets into the effect that crime scene smells have on a detective and talk to anyone who has been unfortunate enough to work a gruesome crime scene and they will tell you that the smells are the worst. I mean they are bad in and of themselves but you just cannot shake them. It鈥檚 like they get into your brain and you just can鈥檛 get rid of them. They can stay with you for days. Yet with all this great insight into homicide policing there are no acknowledgements at all. I鈥檝e started the second in the series as well and there are no policing acknowledgements there either. If Carter came upon on this on his own kudos to him. Regardless it鈥檚 a mute point and his description of being a homicide detective is bang on. I say this knowing a lot of readers with appreciate the authenticity of it all.
The style of the book is excellent too. Shorter chapters written from different character perspectives. If all flows so nicely. There are many twists and turns and you can see a few of them coming but the ending is excellent even though I somehow doubt the killer would have done what they did at the end. Yet the psychology behind it may in fact be sound and it is definitely buyable.
There are some gruesome scenes in this book but they are really well written. Having said that I鈥檓 sure there will be some that think some scenes may be a bit much. As I mentioned I ordered the next two books in the series and have started the second. I rarely read back to back books in a series but this was just so good. Clearly a five star rating and so highly recommended!! Do yourself a favour and add this author to your thriller list鈥︹€︹€︹€�
Our main character Robert Hunter was a child prodigy who whizzed through school. He like our author specialized in psychology and criminal behaviour and could have been so much more than an LAPD Homicide detective but got into policing because of what happened in his life.
The book starts at the end so to speak with Hunter鈥檚 new partner caught and caged by the serial killer. The serial killer contacts Hunter letting him know the partner has been caught and Hunter has a chance to save him but if he fails Hunter and his partner will both die. From here the story flashes back to the start of it all. It all flows smoothlessly, trust me鈥︹€�.
So we are then first exposed to a violent crime scene. One where the victim was sadistically tortured prior to being killed. On the back of the neck is the familiar tattoo left by the killer which is a double crucifix. Problem is that that killer known as the crucifix killer was caught, sentenced to life and then ended their own life in jail 鈥� so was this the work of the copycat or did they convict the wrong crucifix killer? Hunter always had his suspicions that they got the wrong guy.
If the main story line isn鈥檛 enough there is also the story line of other killings going on. At first Hunter is convinced they are all connected. The second killing deals with a striking blonde who works for a pimp known as D-King. He runs drugs, guns and girls and fenced items. He鈥檚 into everything and is one bad ass who is well connected to the streets of LA. He is a different type of pimp though who actually cares for his girls and when his favourite girl is taken from out under his nose and tortured and killed he is hell bent on revenge. When Hunter goes knocking on his door for information Hunter also shares some information with D-King and actually wouldn鈥檛 mind at all if D-King gets to our killer first.
The author uses his knowledge of LA to really paint the scene so to speak. I have to admit that I seldom rip through a book. I even have a habit of saving the last 40 pages or so for a reading occasion of its own. Yet this novel gripped me like few do. It鈥檚 like 420 pages long. I usually read in the afternoon but I just kept this book by my side and read it everywhere. I read it in three days. It was like I had to keep reading and this never, ever happens to me.
The one thing I found weird is how well the author gets into the life of the homicide detective. He is bang on with regards to personality traits, family life, drinking habits and the job itself. He even gets into the effect that crime scene smells have on a detective and talk to anyone who has been unfortunate enough to work a gruesome crime scene and they will tell you that the smells are the worst. I mean they are bad in and of themselves but you just cannot shake them. It鈥檚 like they get into your brain and you just can鈥檛 get rid of them. They can stay with you for days. Yet with all this great insight into homicide policing there are no acknowledgements at all. I鈥檝e started the second in the series as well and there are no policing acknowledgements there either. If Carter came upon on this on his own kudos to him. Regardless it鈥檚 a mute point and his description of being a homicide detective is bang on. I say this knowing a lot of readers with appreciate the authenticity of it all.
The style of the book is excellent too. Shorter chapters written from different character perspectives. If all flows so nicely. There are many twists and turns and you can see a few of them coming but the ending is excellent even though I somehow doubt the killer would have done what they did at the end. Yet the psychology behind it may in fact be sound and it is definitely buyable.
There are some gruesome scenes in this book but they are really well written. Having said that I鈥檓 sure there will be some that think some scenes may be a bit much. As I mentioned I ordered the next two books in the series and have started the second. I rarely read back to back books in a series but this was just so good. Clearly a five star rating and so highly recommended!! Do yourself a favour and add this author to your thriller list鈥︹€︹€︹€�
September 4, 2015
In a derelict cottage in L.A, a young woman is found savagely murdered. Naked, strung from two wooden posts, the skin has been ripped from her face - while she was still alive. On the nape of her neck is carved a strange double-cross: the signature of a psychopath known as the Crucifix Killer. But that's not possible. Because, two years ago, the Crucifix Killer was caught and executed. Could this be the work of a copycat? Or is Homicide Detective Robert Hunter forced to face the unthinkable? Is the real Crucifix Killer still out there, taunting Hunter with his inability to catch him? Robert Hunter and his rookie partner are about to enter a nightmare beyond imagining ...
My first book by this author Chris Carter, have been tempted before to read his books, by recommendations reviews and book cover.
Please that my September Book Pal wanted and agreed to read this books, and I really enjoyed the book.
I enjoyed the writing style, the main leading characters, especially Robert Hunter.
A gripping, tense, fast paced, exciting thriller, with lots of great twists, red herrings, fantastic shocks, and with hints of humour between the main two characters.
Four stars for me and recommended
February 23, 2023
Esta novela me ha tenido enganchada desde el primer cap铆tulo hasta el 煤ltimo. No baja en ning煤n momento el ritmo, y el caso se hace cada vez m谩s interesante.
Se nota que el autor es psic贸logo -experto en conducta criminal- por la forma en la que trata algunos temas m谩s t茅cnicos y espec铆ficos.
Ha sido un poco como ver un cap铆tulo de Mentes criminales, la serie de la tele.
Los peros que le pongo es que el estilo del autor es muy sencillo, se nota que es su primera novela; y la calidad literaria es inferior a otros libros de este estilo (Washington Poe o el Cuarto Mono, por ejemplo). Se que las comparaciones son odiosas, pero es para que se entienda.
罢补尘产颈茅苍,
A seguir con el siguiente.
Se nota que el autor es psic贸logo -experto en conducta criminal- por la forma en la que trata algunos temas m谩s t茅cnicos y espec铆ficos.
Ha sido un poco como ver un cap铆tulo de Mentes criminales, la serie de la tele.
Los peros que le pongo es que el estilo del autor es muy sencillo, se nota que es su primera novela; y la calidad literaria es inferior a otros libros de este estilo (Washington Poe o el Cuarto Mono, por ejemplo). Se que las comparaciones son odiosas, pero es para que se entienda.
罢补尘产颈茅苍,
A seguir con el siguiente.
July 29, 2020
螚 蟺蟻蠋蟿畏 渭慰蠀 纬谓蠅蟻喂渭委伪 渭蔚 蟿慰谓 巍蠈渭蟺蔚蟻蟿 围维谓蟿蔚蟻 魏伪喂 蟽委纬慰蠀蟻伪 蠀蟺维蟻蠂蔚喂 渭苇位位慰谓 蟽蔚 伪蠀蟿萎谓.
螠慰蠀 魏蟻维蟿畏蟽蔚 伪渭蔚委蠅蟿慰 蟿慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟽伪谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 畏 未蠀谓伪渭喂魏萎 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟿蠋谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉.
螘蟺委蟽畏蟼 苇谓伪 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 未蠉蟽魏慰位伪 胃伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪味蠈渭慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蠀蟺萎蟻尉蔚 渭委伪 伪蟺慰魏维位蠀蠄畏 伪魏蠈渭畏 魏伪喂 蟽蟿畏 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟽蔚位委未伪.
螠慰蠀 魏蟻维蟿畏蟽蔚 伪渭蔚委蠅蟿慰 蟿慰 蔚谓未喂伪蠁苇蟻慰谓 蟽伪谓 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 魏伪喂 畏 未蠀谓伪渭喂魏萎 渭蔚蟿伪尉蠉 蟿蠅谓 蟽蠀谓蔚蟻纬伪蟿蠋谓 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉.
螘蟺委蟽畏蟼 苇谓伪 蟿苇位慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 未蠉蟽魏慰位伪 胃伪 蠁伪谓蟿伪味蠈渭慰蠀谓 魏伪喂 蠀蟺萎蟻尉蔚 渭委伪 伪蟺慰魏维位蠀蠄畏 伪魏蠈渭畏 魏伪喂 蟽蟿畏 蟿蔚位蔚蠀蟿伪委伪 蟽蔚位委未伪.
July 7, 2021
2.5/5
Kai atsiranda koks fenomenas, visada 寞domu pasiknaisioti po jo atsiradimo prie啪astis. O neigti nei拧eina 鈥� 鈥濳rucifiksas鈥� Lietuvos trileri懦 ir detektyv懦 padang臈je tikrai tapo fenomenu. Da啪niausiai nepuolu ka啪ko skaityti tik tod臈l, kad skaito visi, ta膷iau nei 拧lyk拧tyb臈s mane g膮sdina, nei prie拧 ger膮 寞tempt膮 istorij膮 nusispjaunu 鈥� tai kaip nepabandyti? Vis d臈lto, nors galiu suprasti C.Carterio populiarumo prie啪astis, tai n臈ra ra拧ytojas, prie kurio knyg懦 man artimiausiu metu tiest懦si rankos dar kart膮.
Blogas, siaubingas, baisus ir vietomis net 寞啪eid啪iantis knygos vertimas jau buvo aptartas ir apkalb臈tas ne kart膮. Negrab奴s sakiniai, pa啪odinis vertimas, korekt奴ros klaidos 鈥� suprantu, kad ne klasiko k奴rinys, bet tikiu, kad visos knygos yra nusipeln臋 did啪iausi懦 pastang懦. 艩寞 kart膮 j懦 nesijaut臈. Bet tai 鈥� net ne did啪iausia romano problema. Tiek veiksmas, tiek knygos veik臈jai man pasirod臈 sukalti tingiai, o ir seksisti拧kai. Moterys 膷ia egzistuoja tik tam, kad veiksm膮 varyt懦 toliau, o vyrai (ypa膷, 啪inoma, pagrindinis herojus) 膷ia tokie faini ir tokie nuostab奴s, be joki懦 tr奴kum懦. Nors detektyvas Hanteris tik dirba ir dirba (dar daug geria, tik tai NIEKAIP jam nepakenkia), jis ai拧ku yra tiek pats geriausias, tiek genijus ir buv臋s vunderkindas, tiek profesorius, pagal kurio mokslin寞 darb膮 dabar dirba FTB. K膮 jau kalb臈ti apie tai, kad net nei拧eidamas i拧 ofiso, dirbdamas iki i拧nakt懦, jis i拧laiko maaax sporti拧k膮 k奴n膮, kuris jam romane pasitarnauja ne kart膮 ir ne du. Palyginus su juo aplink visi 拧iek tiek durneliai, o ir autorius sudeda visus kiau拧inius 寞 vien膮 krep拧寞 鈥� nusikaltim膮 ir nusikalt臈l寞.
Atrodo, kad sugalvojus pagrindin寞 kabliuk膮, j臈g懦 nebeliko nei 寞tikinamiems dialogams, nei ilgesniems nei keli懦 啪od啪i懦 sakiniams, nei i拧pildytiems veik臈jams. Ir nors suprantu, kad knyga netaiko 寞 literat奴rines auk拧tumas ir/ar premijas, trileriui mano akyse nepakanka tik pagrindin臈s paslapties, kad patir膷iau skaitymo malonum膮 - siu啪eto i拧ri拧imas buvo toks nuviliantis, kad tur臈t膮 teorij膮 jau pirmoje knygos dalyje atme膷iau kaip ne寞manom膮 - per tingi, per daug kart懦 gird臈ta... Be to, autoriaus kriminologiniai i拧ved啪iojimai yra stipriai netiksl奴s, pritempti ir tikrai ne tokie, kokius d臈styt懦 pa啪angus psichologijos profesorius, kuriuo autorius paver膷ia Hanter寞 ir 寞 kurio l奴pas 寞deda tokias kriminologines nes膮mones ir s膮mokslo teorijas, kad vietomis darosi g臈da, o ir gaila skaitytoj懦, kurie 拧itokius i拧ved啪iojimus priimt懦 u啪 gryn膮 pinig膮.
Galiausiai, neapleido jausmas, kad 拧lyk拧tumas 膷ia toks tik vardan 拧lyk拧tumo 鈥� nek臈l臈 man jis didesni懦 emocij懦. O ir pats siu啪etas atrod臈 surinktas i拧 gabaliuk懦 鈥� nors bandoma laikytis a la religin臈s tematikos, ji netur臈jo jokio siu啪etinio pagrindimo ar 寞sigilinimo, apsiribojo tik keliomis pradinuki拧komis religin臈mis nuorodomis. O ir nepajau膷iau nei u啪uojautos, nei prierai拧umo veik臈jams, 啪udiko motyvacija pasirod臈 per menka. Be to, kai kurios u啪uominos buvo tokios akivaizd啪ios, kad herojaus-genijaus protas, rodos, tikrai neb奴t懦 gal臈j臋s j懦 nepasteb臈ti 鈥� tiesiog taip autoriui buvo patogiau. Ir b奴tent 拧is patogumas, da啪nas nu臈jimas lengviausiu keliu, buvo pagrindin臈 mano nepasitenkinimo prie啪astis. K奴riniui visapusi拧kai tr奴ko kokyb臈s 鈥� tiek i拧 autoriaus, tiek i拧 leidyklos pus臈s.
Kai atsiranda koks fenomenas, visada 寞domu pasiknaisioti po jo atsiradimo prie啪astis. O neigti nei拧eina 鈥� 鈥濳rucifiksas鈥� Lietuvos trileri懦 ir detektyv懦 padang臈je tikrai tapo fenomenu. Da啪niausiai nepuolu ka啪ko skaityti tik tod臈l, kad skaito visi, ta膷iau nei 拧lyk拧tyb臈s mane g膮sdina, nei prie拧 ger膮 寞tempt膮 istorij膮 nusispjaunu 鈥� tai kaip nepabandyti? Vis d臈lto, nors galiu suprasti C.Carterio populiarumo prie啪astis, tai n臈ra ra拧ytojas, prie kurio knyg懦 man artimiausiu metu tiest懦si rankos dar kart膮.
Blogas, siaubingas, baisus ir vietomis net 寞啪eid啪iantis knygos vertimas jau buvo aptartas ir apkalb臈tas ne kart膮. Negrab奴s sakiniai, pa啪odinis vertimas, korekt奴ros klaidos 鈥� suprantu, kad ne klasiko k奴rinys, bet tikiu, kad visos knygos yra nusipeln臋 did啪iausi懦 pastang懦. 艩寞 kart膮 j懦 nesijaut臈. Bet tai 鈥� net ne did啪iausia romano problema. Tiek veiksmas, tiek knygos veik臈jai man pasirod臈 sukalti tingiai, o ir seksisti拧kai. Moterys 膷ia egzistuoja tik tam, kad veiksm膮 varyt懦 toliau, o vyrai (ypa膷, 啪inoma, pagrindinis herojus) 膷ia tokie faini ir tokie nuostab奴s, be joki懦 tr奴kum懦. Nors detektyvas Hanteris tik dirba ir dirba (dar daug geria, tik tai NIEKAIP jam nepakenkia), jis ai拧ku yra tiek pats geriausias, tiek genijus ir buv臋s vunderkindas, tiek profesorius, pagal kurio mokslin寞 darb膮 dabar dirba FTB. K膮 jau kalb臈ti apie tai, kad net nei拧eidamas i拧 ofiso, dirbdamas iki i拧nakt懦, jis i拧laiko maaax sporti拧k膮 k奴n膮, kuris jam romane pasitarnauja ne kart膮 ir ne du. Palyginus su juo aplink visi 拧iek tiek durneliai, o ir autorius sudeda visus kiau拧inius 寞 vien膮 krep拧寞 鈥� nusikaltim膮 ir nusikalt臈l寞.
Atrodo, kad sugalvojus pagrindin寞 kabliuk膮, j臈g懦 nebeliko nei 寞tikinamiems dialogams, nei ilgesniems nei keli懦 啪od啪i懦 sakiniams, nei i拧pildytiems veik臈jams. Ir nors suprantu, kad knyga netaiko 寞 literat奴rines auk拧tumas ir/ar premijas, trileriui mano akyse nepakanka tik pagrindin臈s paslapties, kad patir膷iau skaitymo malonum膮 - siu啪eto i拧ri拧imas buvo toks nuviliantis, kad tur臈t膮 teorij膮 jau pirmoje knygos dalyje atme膷iau kaip ne寞manom膮 - per tingi, per daug kart懦 gird臈ta... Be to, autoriaus kriminologiniai i拧ved啪iojimai yra stipriai netiksl奴s, pritempti ir tikrai ne tokie, kokius d臈styt懦 pa啪angus psichologijos profesorius, kuriuo autorius paver膷ia Hanter寞 ir 寞 kurio l奴pas 寞deda tokias kriminologines nes膮mones ir s膮mokslo teorijas, kad vietomis darosi g臈da, o ir gaila skaitytoj懦, kurie 拧itokius i拧ved啪iojimus priimt懦 u啪 gryn膮 pinig膮.
Galiausiai, neapleido jausmas, kad 拧lyk拧tumas 膷ia toks tik vardan 拧lyk拧tumo 鈥� nek臈l臈 man jis didesni懦 emocij懦. O ir pats siu啪etas atrod臈 surinktas i拧 gabaliuk懦 鈥� nors bandoma laikytis a la religin臈s tematikos, ji netur臈jo jokio siu啪etinio pagrindimo ar 寞sigilinimo, apsiribojo tik keliomis pradinuki拧komis religin臈mis nuorodomis. O ir nepajau膷iau nei u啪uojautos, nei prierai拧umo veik臈jams, 啪udiko motyvacija pasirod臈 per menka. Be to, kai kurios u啪uominos buvo tokios akivaizd啪ios, kad herojaus-genijaus protas, rodos, tikrai neb奴t懦 gal臈j臋s j懦 nepasteb臈ti 鈥� tiesiog taip autoriui buvo patogiau. Ir b奴tent 拧is patogumas, da啪nas nu臈jimas lengviausiu keliu, buvo pagrindin臈 mano nepasitenkinimo prie啪astis. K奴riniui visapusi拧kai tr奴ko kokyb臈s 鈥� tiek i拧 autoriaus, tiek i拧 leidyklos pus臈s.
October 12, 2017
This was an amazing book! I hadn't read this author before and I was pleasantly surprised as I have now found another author to add to my list. The book gripped me from the first page and kept up the tempo all the way to the end. The story revolves around Detective Hunter and his partner trying to track down a serial killer that is not suppose living as the killer was suppose to have been executed years ago. But victims are stacking up with a carved crucifix on their neck and the detective with the help of his partner is on the streets trying to capture the killer before anyone else becomes a victim.
This book was fast paced, throwing suspense, tension, and nail biting atmosphere into the mix along with some twists and turns at the end which caught me completely off guard. Giving it four stars for keeping me entertained!
This book was fast paced, throwing suspense, tension, and nail biting atmosphere into the mix along with some twists and turns at the end which caught me completely off guard. Giving it four stars for keeping me entertained!
February 8, 2024
I decided to dnf this. I really enjoyed the series when I first read a few ifbthe books but I struggled to get invested in it now, unfortunately.
March 3, 2021
4.5 stars. An excellent detective chasing serial killer book. Very good read with a twist at the end that I didn鈥檛 see coming. Highly recommend.
March 5, 2024
Labai patiko 拧is detektyvas, gera knyga nuo prad啪ios iki pabaigos, knyga intrigavo neleido ramiau atsikv臈pti.
April 4, 2025
Mocne. Krwawe. W stylu klasycznych thriller贸w kryminalnych.
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