Book Review: Faceless by Rob Ashman

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from bloodhound Books, via netgalley, for review purposes. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it, all opinions are my own.

Our final entry for Mystery Monday is a doozy-

it's more thriller, and not one to read in an empty house!

This is the debut book in a new series!

Synopsis:

After surviving a vicious knife attack, which left her husband dead, DI Rosalind Kray returns to work and is handed a serial killer investigation.

This killer is different, he doesn’t just want to take the lives of his victims, he wants to obliterate their very existence. The murders appear random but the killer selects his quarry with meticulous care.

While fighting her superiors Kray must conquer her own demons, which are tearing her apart.

Kray has the ability to think like a killer and her skills lead to a series of horrifying revelations that turn the case on its head. She believes she is getting close, then her world comes crashing down with devastating consequences.

Will Kray find the murderer and escape with her own life in tact?

The truth is closer than she could have ever imagined

Review:

This is NOT the book to read late into the night, this police procedural may bring to mind Silence of the Lambs, in more ways than one! Kray doubts herself, witnesses doubt what they have seen, and everyone is running like crazy trying to solve the murders before more occur.  You're almost afraid to turn the pages to see what will happen next, as the serial killer stays 2 steps of Kray through most of the book. Still stunned from her horrendous attack, her intuition if off and it's a race to the end, to see if it will save her and help her catch the killer. Don't Miss this one!


About the Author

Rob is originally from South Wales and after moving around with work settled in North Lincolnshire where he’s spent the last twenty-two years. Like all good welsh valley boys Rob worked for the National Coal Board after leaving school at sixteen and went to University at the tender age of twenty-three when the pit closures began to bite. Since then he’s worked in a variety of manufacturing and consulting roles both in the UK and abroad.

It took Rob twenty-four years to write his first book. He only became serious about writing it when his dad got cancer. It was an aggressive illness and Rob gave up work for three months to look after him and his mum. Writing Those That Remain became his coping mechanism. After he wrote the book his family encouraged him to continue, so not being one for half measures, Rob got himself made redundant, went self-employed so he could devote more time to writing and four years later the Mechanic Trilogy is the result.

When he is not writing, Rob is a frustrated chef with a liking for beer and prosecco, and is known for occasional outbreaks of dancing. He is married with two grown up daughters. Check out Rob's website for more info on all his books!