"Two books sit inside one with this thrilling and well-crafted blast of pure reading entertainment. Chosen as a LoveReading Star Book."
Razor-sharp tightrope time with this belter of a read, it is as dramatic and different as it is fabulous. Discover two books in one novel as true crime is enveloped by breathtaking storytelling. Read Eve Black’s memoir as she searches for the man who murdered the rest of her family 20 years ago. Sitting by its side is the story of the killer Jim Doyle as he reads the book and fears he will be unmasked. This has such a clever premise, Catherine Ryan Howard ensures that this is one of the few instances where knowing the identity of the killer actually adds to the intensity and drama. The change from one book to the other doesn’t jar in the slightest, each embraces and calls to the other and the transition is seamless. The tension increases until it is fairly reverberating through the pages. I let myself be carried away in the story, and don’t forget, this is a story, and it works because there is no sneaking a peek at the end! The Nothing Man is a blast of pure reading entertainment, and has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book.
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An original and clever concept. When the victim is writing a book to draw out her killer what could possibly go wrong!
This is a really cleverly written story. It's set on the backdrop of a peaceful Ireland where serial killers are few and far between. Eve, who was the sole survivor of a horrific attack on her family is determined to catch the man who killed her family. The book is written both from her perspective as the author and also from the killers which allow the plot to be wonderfully interwoven to create intrigue and suspense. The killer feels safe and beyond anyone's reach as no-one has got a clue who he is and his crimes were so long ago. But when Eve decides to write this book it all comes back to the surface and now it's a battle to see who will survive.... Read Full Review
I have never read a book like this before – and I liked it a lot! It is rare and it is unusual featuring a real-life crime memoir - documentary-style writing within a fictional story.
I have never read a book like this before – and I liked it a lot! It is rare and it is unusual featuring a real-life crime memoir - documentary-style writing within a fictional story.
Eve Black’s entire family were murdered by a serial killer in 2001 when she was only 12 years old. She escaped the horror by hiding but has spent nearly 20 years both dealing with the aftermath and trying to solve the crime – who is the killer?
The police at the time were baffled as no discernible clues were left at the crime scenes and their lines of investigation soon trickled into nothing.
Nearly two decades after the event Eva Black publishes her book – The Nothing Man – the title the police and media gave the murderer.... Read Full Review
It will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.
Eve had a tragedy happen 20 years ago, her parents and sibling were murdered in their house and she was the only one left alive. She has now in her adulthood written a book about 'The Nothing Man' as she calls him and the other murders he went on to commit and she is hoping this book will prompt people to remember clues to who he is although she infers she already knows.
This is split into two narrators Eve herself and the 'Nothing Man' who having got away from detection some time ago is leading a 'normal' life.
I was hooked on this book from very first page and still glued to the book on the very last page.... Read Full Review
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