Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Vicky from I’d Rather Be At The Beach who posts the opening paragraph (sometime two) of a book she decided to read based on the opening. Feel free to grab the banner and play along.
Well we have a new year and that means a whole heap of brand new books to read, what could be better? OK well if they were accompanied by a sun-drenched holiday complete with cocktails but… a fire & a blanket in a cold January will have to suffice!
My choice of opening this week comes from To Catch a Killer by Emma Kavanagh, author of Hidden, The Missing Hours, The Killer on the Wall and Falling, all excellent psychological thrillers that truly thrill. To Catch a Killer will be published by Orion on 24 January 2019.
Blurb
I’ve been watching you DS Alice Parr.
I saw you trying to save the poor young woman you found in the park.
The woman I tried to kill.
I’ve been waiting for you to find her family. To find someone who cares about her.
But you can’t can you?
You’ve never had a case like this.
I know everything about you. You know nothing about me.
Even though I’m the man you’re looking for.
And you will never catch me… Amazon
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First Chapter ~ First Paragraph ~ Intro
Prologue
When I think about that day, when I think about her, it is her hands that I remember most. Long, patrician fingers, the nails shaped into a smooth arc, filed with a care that even to this day, baffles me. The muted pink of them so perfectly applied, the blood that had worked its way into the creases of her fingers, ghoulish and macabre besides the effortless glamour. I remember the way her fingers clutched mine, those perfect nails raking at my palm as if I represented the final rung on a falling ladder, and that by holding on to me she could hold on to a rapidly disappearing life. Perhaps that was true. Perhaps that was precisely what I was to her.
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Yes it looks very much like I’ve started 2019’s opening post with a full on psycho killer – I mean really, not knowing from experience but I doubt the quality of someone’s manicure is what preoccupies most murderers… Can’t wait to see what other treats this book has in store!
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
I might! It’s my kind of read but I have so many others too…
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Oh I know that feeling Linda 🙂
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Sounds to me like an author who definitely knows how to craft a first paragraph/chapter to hook a reader. Female narrator, do you think…or crazed nail technician? 😁
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I sat there reading this and wondered the same – looked at my own ragged nails and thought no murderer will rhapsodise over these!
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Colour me intrigued!
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🙂
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Would I? Of course.
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🙂
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That’s certainly a powerful beginning, Cleo! I don’t usually go for the ‘serial killer’ premise, but if it’s done very well, it can work. I look forward to your sharing what you think of this one.
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I agree I prefer to steer clear of serial killers but since I’m a big fan of this author I decided to be brave! I’ll keep you posted.
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Sounds really good Cleo!
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Thanks for paying me a visit Cathy 🙂
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Gives me a Silence of the Lambs vibe, although I don’t know if this guy is a cannibal. Creepy!
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It is definitely creepy but no cannibalism!
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I think I’m going to go slow on the psychological mystery thriller genre for 2019. I read so many in 2018 I think I’m on a high.
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I’m completely with you regarding the pure psychological roller coaster but these that mix the psychological element with a ‘proper’ crime I find fascinating.
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Wow, that beginning is creepy-good! I’ve been meaning to read this author. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “THE WINTER SISTER”
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Isn’t it just! Thanks for visiting and commenting Laurel 🙂
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I would – pretty creepy focus!
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Definitely 🙂
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Everything about the book sounds like it’s for me.
sherry @ fundinmental My TT
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Thanks Sherry 🙂
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Yes, I’d continue though I am trying to not read quite so many of these types of books. We’ll see how successful I am.
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I am also cutting back but I did so enjoy the previous books by this author… !
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I’d keep reading and hope my library has it!
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Excellent 😊
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I just read the first book in three different series in this genre. I’m mood reading right now and this would be a good fit!
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Hate the blurb, but love the opening paragraph! Looking forward to hearing what you think of it…
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Haha I sometimes think there is a big disconnect between what the publishers put in the blurb and what the writers are actually writing!
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This a new to me author. it is part of a series?
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No not a series this time but the author really knows her stuff as she is a former police and military psychologist.
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Great beginning. I’d love to read on.
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Thanks for visiting Margot 🙂
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This sounds fantastic! I am so glad I joined your blog. I read so much but it is getting harder and harder to find the right book these days. Thanks for bringing it to me.
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What a lovely thing to say Brigitte 🙂
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