Review: Deliver Us From Evil: a nail-biting serial killer thriller

Deliver Us From Evil: a nail-biting serial killer thriller by Conrad Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is number 4 in the Braddick series of books by Conrad Jones, but is easily read as a stand-alone.

Detective Superintendent Braddick and his Detective Sergeant, Laurel Stewart are called to a block of flats after an anonymous call about a woman entering a flat but not coming out again. When a PC had arrived the smell meant something untoward had possibly happened, so the detectives were called…..here the horror begins…..

They find part of a body……in a pan on the stove…..!

“‘No problem,’ Braddick said. The smell of cooked human was strong. “

The flats involved are owned by Victoria Theresa May……with a tenant listed as Fabienne…..one of the most disturbing characters I’ve come across for a long while…and her acolytes. The bodies begin to mount up…..is this a serial killer at work or something even more unspeakable?

In the story there is the trafficking of young women, satanism, corruption, murder, cannibalism and depravity in this fast paced, tension filled thriller. There are plenty of twists and surprises to keep you on tenterhooks from start to finish, some tragedy too in this wonderfully dark, so very very dark, read with great believable and likeable (well most of them..) characters…..an absolute credit to Conrad Jones writing, with mentions of current affairs….Brexit.!….that gives this a sense of realism too. I wouldn’t read this at nighttime, just the thought gives me goosebumps….but I’ll still be looking out for the next in the series that’s for sure….

Thank you to Bloodhound Books for the opportunity to participate in this blog tour, for the promotional materials and a free copy of the ebook. This is my honest and unbiased review.

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