Fiction

Have had multiple recommendations for this guy and jyust not seeing it at first try. Horror/thriller is not my main genre but I'm a passing fan of it. This, supposedly his "most accessible" book (maybe I should try an inaccessible one?) is simply too tedious and insulting to the intelligence, hitting you over the head with sledgehammer themes of mutual media exploitation, familial overbearing attitudes, and "misogynism is bad juju mmmkay".

And while supernatural horror can stretch the credibility envelope, realistic horror thrillers are supposed to be, well, realistic. I got about half way through - I have no idea if the serial killer is caught (any potential attempt at investigation has thus far not even been mentioned; it may not even include one for all I know, which is kind of strange for an area where murder is very rare) but I gave up at about the point where Inspector Clouseau, investigating a completely separate case, would have said "we should probably arrest this guy, you know" and where anyone talking to him for more than 30 seconds would have called 911 - ok 999 - and said "hey cops - serial killer alert".