The Daemon's Wish

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In 2410, humanity has solved all its issues & left the confines of Earth & travelled to other planets to colonise them for themselves. Noah Peterson is a Criminal Profiler living & working on Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, & he is called in to consult on a series of gory murders. His police colleagues become suspicious of Noah when he is seen in the vicinity of several of the murders just before they are committed (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf but has no recollection of being there - but it seems to happen whilst Noah is incapacitated by disorientating migraines & epileptic seizures. Is Noah a cunning serial killer masquerading as someone on the side of the law or is there more to this than meets the eye?

When I first started reading this, I was thinking I knew what the outcome was going to be: dissociative identity disorder whenever the migraines or seizures are occurring, right? 2y

OutsmartYourShelf Well, it's not as straightforward as that & there's more at play than there seems on the surface. The narrative is told from several points of view (including some of the victims) & it clips along at such as pace, you barely have time to draw a breath. Unfortunately this means that making the characters distinguishable & fully rounded has to be dispensed with in many cases. For example, Noah's girlfriend Tess - we are told she is beautiful 2y

OutsmartYourShelf but I couldn't really tell you anything else about her, she's very bland. As a pacy sci-fi thriller though it's an entertaining read. Verdict: fast-paced, intriguing storyline, but characterisation could be improved. 3.5🌟

My thanks to the author & Voracious Readers Only for a complimentary copy of the book. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3963184295

Read 11th-14th Aug 2023 2y

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