A review by yvo_about_books
Ragdoll by Daniel Cole

4.5

 Finished reading: February 12th 2023

"There are no 'good' people. There are just those who haven’t been pushed far enough yet, and those that have."

I needed something good after a recent bout of bad luck with my reading choices, and I decided to turn to my favorite genre. I always love a good serial killer thriller, and I've been meaning to read Ragdoll for years now. And wow, what a read it turned out to be! I'm definitely kicking myself now for not reading it sooner... This first book of a trilogy turned out to be everything I love in a serial killer thriller and more. Ragdoll has such a cleverly constructed and complex plot, and there is action and danger to be found around every corner. The characters are considerably flawed, but somehow still likeable and I enjoyed spending time with them to get to know them better. The story starts out strong with the first 'victim' actually being six stitched into one (WHAT a way to open a story!), and the whole kill list only adds an extra urgency to it all. I did find Wolf's ex-wife Andrea to be extremely annoying and self-absorbed, but I guess she was ment to be this way... But thankfully there is so much going on that you are easily distracted. There were some twists I never saw coming either, and as a whole Ragdoll turned out to be a fantastic start of a series and just the dose of dark crime thriller I was craving. And with how things ended, I'm definitely more than curious to see how things will continue in the next book!