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midnightmarauder's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
The Jigsaw Man follows Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley as she fights to solve a string of murders in London that leave the victims dismembered. The murders are similar to murders that have happened prior, to which a man, Peter Olivier (dubbed "The Jigsaw Killer"), did the exact same thing. But, because Olivier is incarcerated at the time of the new murders, it is up to Henley to figure out who is doing the killings, and why.
Joining her is Trainee Detective Constable Salim Ramouter. Henley, a tough and well-respected detective, isn't too fond of him initially. Yet, as time goes on, the pair become close and work well together to solve the case.
What I liked about this book is how fleshed-out the characters were. I related a lot to Henley, as she is another person who puts up a tough exterior, but internally, is very fearful and anxious. She had a traumatic incident with Olivier at the time of his arrest, which left her with a panic disorder. The incident prevented her from working for a while, but she stayed determined to solve the crimes and despite being fearful, pushed through and did her best to stop the murders.
Ramouter is well-written too, even though I would've liked to see more of his thought-processes when it came to solving the murders.
Olivier is written almost too well. He is a haunting, sociopathic individual with little regard to how other people feel. Why he begins to murder people is explained briefly at the start of the book, but I would've wanted to see a bit more about his childhood and how it may have affected his mental state.
Overall, this book was an enjoyable read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and more from Nadine Matheson as a whole.
Joining her is Trainee Detective Constable Salim Ramouter. Henley, a tough and well-respected detective, isn't too fond of him initially. Yet, as time goes on, the pair become close and work well together to solve the case.
What I liked about this book is how fleshed-out the characters were. I related a lot to Henley, as she is another person who puts up a tough exterior, but internally, is very fearful and anxious. She had a traumatic incident with Olivier at the time of his arrest, which left her with a panic disorder. The incident prevented her from working for a while, but she stayed determined to solve the crimes and despite being fearful, pushed through and did her best to stop the murders.
Ramouter is well-written too, even though I would've liked to see more of his thought-processes when it came to solving the murders.
Olivier is written almost too well. He is a haunting, sociopathic individual with little regard to how other people feel. Why he begins to murder people is explained briefly at the start of the book, but I would've wanted to see a bit more about his childhood and how it may have affected his mental state.
Overall, this book was an enjoyable read. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and more from Nadine Matheson as a whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Death of parent
arkwen452's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Intense. Dark. Gritty. I was impressed by The Jigsaw Man and the lead investigator, Angelica Henley on the case. Being pulled back into a serial killer case that resembles the exact case that took her off field work a few years prior.
Forcing her to confront the past while trying to stop the bodies from piling up. Henley is a complex character who's committed to her job and her young daughter. But there's not enough of her to go around and the culprit seems to be four steps ahead of her.
The narrative is written in a steady, consistent manner that delivers information to the reader in third-person. This helps to keep readers informed without being too distracting or overly pretentious. I felt the close were laid out in a what that I could piece together elements of information of the case along with the detectives.
Olivea's character was one for the books because he was truly bone chilling creepy and conniving. He lives up to the hype that we're given about him in the beginning. And he really doesn't take kindly to someone else creeping onto his "reputation" as the Jigsaw Man.
I feel there's a lot that can be said about all the elements of this case having to do with Henley and the killers. I would recommend this book to crime podcast enthusiasts and thriller readers alike.
Forcing her to confront the past while trying to stop the bodies from piling up. Henley is a complex character who's committed to her job and her young daughter. But there's not enough of her to go around and the culprit seems to be four steps ahead of her.
The narrative is written in a steady, consistent manner that delivers information to the reader in third-person. This helps to keep readers informed without being too distracting or overly pretentious. I felt the close were laid out in a what that I could piece together elements of information of the case along with the detectives.
Olivea's character was one for the books because he was truly bone chilling creepy and conniving. He lives up to the hype that we're given about him in the beginning. And he really doesn't take kindly to someone else creeping onto his "reputation" as the Jigsaw Man.
I feel there's a lot that can be said about all the elements of this case having to do with Henley and the killers. I would recommend this book to crime podcast enthusiasts and thriller readers alike.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Dementia
vickylousbooks's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
there was so much i loved about this book but i was pretty disappointed in the ending. for SO much build up it felt really anticlimactic. and for almost 500 pages we should get a sound ending i think. i was just wanting more of a twist or just something to make the story more interesting. i also hated DI Henley. i don’t think she was a good person and she repeatedly makes poor decisions but always makes an excuse to why she’s the victim and to why she continuously gets what she wants. however, i loved the writing style and most of the other characters. it kinda felt like reading a criminal minds episode which was super fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Alcohol
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