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A rather different outing for Hutson here, giving us a mystery thriller rather than splatterpunk, and while I like to see authors branching out to new genres, Purity ended up being rather bland. Our main protagonist, Amy Watson, is a former model now radio talk show host whose midnight time slot draws the usual riff raff. She is something of a shock jock, always ruminating on the latest scandal and such, dealing with a wide array of nutters. Alongside this, there seems to be a serial killer stalking the streets of London, but the victims? Prostitutes, a pimp, a drug addict, a tramp? While the MO-- strangulation-- is consistent, the motive remains a mystery.

Hutson tosses in a wide range of characters here, including a slimy right-wing politician, Amy's assistant at the studio, a mysterious man who moves into the flat beneath Amy's, a shrink and many more. There is also some strange nutters who call in to the show with death threats and such. Now, in a mystery whodunit, most authors would give us some clues that later we could see pointed us to the killer, but Huston just takes us on a journey here and denouement really does not give that much satisfaction. Yes, it was a surprise, but no real clues were given along the way. In fact, all the mysterious figures along the way seemed to be added just to keep us guessing, an old trope, but jeez-- you finish this and are like WTF? Still, Hutson can tell a story and various characters and situations along the way were entertaining, hence the 3 stars. Purity works well as a rather mindless palate cleanser between other reads, but I would not recommend it more than that.