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The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson

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missbb2015's review

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slow-paced

3.0

cici1722's review against another edition

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4.0

This was exciting & fun. I enjoyed the nuisances of the center characters. Sure it was a mystery crime thriller but it somehow felt too technical. Also it felt like way too many people to keep up with.

I’m excited for the second installment. I need to see how this ends.

neshababe09's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

spacebee's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jesscdunnx's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 ⭐️ if I could

Somewhat predictable but really well written. Want to read the next two now

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4.0

This was an incredibly pleasing debut. A tightly woven police procedural type thriller that can also successfully stand its own ground as a stand alone novel.

I loved the POC representation in the story, both Ramouter and Henley and how refreshing it was to have the main characters in a thriller plot be non-white. Something which is surprisingly rare in the thriller genre or in my experience anyway.

This story follows Inspector Anjelica Henley who has had previous issues with the infamous Jigsaw Killer Olivier. But when dismembered body parts start getting dumped around the Deptford area and the MO is strikingly similar to the Jigsaw killer murders, Henley becomes embroiled in finding out what happened. But if Olivier is safely behind bars then who is the new murderer and what could his possible connection to the original Jigsaw Murders be?

A clever fast paced thriller. With sharp and tight plotting. This book is incredibly dark and disturbing. Content warnings for rape, dismemberment, murder and horrific violence. If you prefer your murder mysteries more cosy and more tame then I wouldn’t recommend picking this up. But if you can handle the gore and the graphic nature of the violence in this book then I would say this is the next great thriller to be sinking your teeth into!

Thanks to the author Nadine Matheson, HQ and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.