Criminal psychologist Patricia Holmes is now a detective paired with Detective Sergeant Rick McCoy. Together they hunt The Biblical Killer, so named for the quotes left on walls written in the victim’s blood. To lure the murderer out they join the Tender Nights internet dating site, openly making themselves targets. Rick and Pat have fought their desire for each other for months. Can they now … survive their lust and an insane murderer intent on vengeance?
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The third part of the Glimpse series lives up the to promise of the first two installments. The author can be commended for his excellent continuity that carries through from book one to book three. Once more the reader is presented with a different kind of serial killer. This one, afflicted with a mental disorder, but still as dangerous as the others. The glimpse into the twisted mind of the killer provides a stark portrait of a troubled mind.
For this reader, the book read like two books. The first 80% of this book was a 5-star thriller that carried on the best the Glimpse series has to offer. Personally, it took me a long time to come to the place where I thought Rick and Pat could be more than friends, but the author brought me to that place.
The issue I had was with the last 20% of the book and the ending, specifically. I’m still unsure exactly how the book got from where it was to where it ended. Rick’s choice, if you can call it that, just made my head spin. The throwing in of a ‘green hat’ sighting seemed a bit over the top. It is really comfortable and enjoyable to start with a fresh serial killer in another segment.
Overall a very good book and I look forward to seeing how the author goes forward in the next installment.
My Rating: 4.5 stars
I do love discovering new authors!! I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading more of his books. I love a good serial killer book and this one let you see things from the killers POV which was amazing. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
Lots of suspense and wonderful surprises are within this book. You have to read this series in order, this is book 3, trust me you shall regret it if you don’t read them in order and you really do not want to miss a thing in this series. Loved everything about this book, the story had me guessing till the very end, absolutely brilliant!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Glimpse, The Tender Killer #3 – Absolutely, the perfect ending to the Glimpse Trilogy. Tying up all the storylines from the previous two books and this one, the author has done a good job with his storytelling. The fast pace keeps the reader immersed in the pages making it difficult to put down.
I do wish an experienced editor was used; the blaring mistakes do distract from the stories.
I read the first two books to this Trilogy and found them good. My reviews were lost when my all electronics were hacked. Start with the first book since the foundations/storylines have been steadily built upon and there’s greater reading satisfaction. Of course, that’s not necessary but it’s like eating a chicken fried steak without the peppery gravy. I found this author on Booksprout. 4*
I loved reading this book. If had me turning pages late into the night just to find out what happened next. It’s well written and I’m looking forward to reading more from this author
I found this to be an intriguing read. The multiple POVs flowed nicely, and a good look into the mind of a sick killer was insightful and drew me in. The complicated relationship between Patricia and Rick compounded the issues going on in the story. Overall a good suspense/mystery.
It was certainly intriguing but scary seeing the story through the eyes of the killer. A story that was totally unpredictable with some great twists and turns and well developed characters. Loved the interactions and conflicts throughout this edge of the seat thriller. Loved the different point of views and how it made the story even more intriguing.
The third book in this trilogy is as thrilling as the previous two. I loved this series. Each book is so different and yet each is as gripping as the others.
The twists and turns The Tender Killer contains, keeps your heart pounding. The relationship between Detective Rick McCoy and Dr. Patricia Holmes only gets more complicated as they work to find a killer they can’t name or describe. At the same time PPP, the killer from the first book, Glimpse, Memoir of a Serial Killer, is planning his own surprise. This book is guaranteed to keep you awake until it’s finished.
I loved the way the author wraps up the story. I felt satisfied by the way the relationships, as well as the homicide case, concluded. Would I like to see McCoy and Holmes in another book – together or separately? Absolutely! Both are such rounded and interesting characters, I’d love to see them crack more diabolical cases.
I’m aware Steven B. King writes in other genres, all are terrific, but I believe he has truly found his niche with psychological thrillers. I hope to read a hundred more.
Glimpse, the Tender Killer is the third book in this series and the excitement continues! I’ve become very attached to the key characters, Detective Sergeant Rick McCoy and psychologist Patricia Holmes, as well as several others—which is exactly what a reader wants, and a good writer provides. In this installment, the race is on to find the Tender Killer, who hunts his prey from an online dating site. As Rick and Patricia continue on their own passionate, yet, painful journey, we delve into the mind of the killer and find out how he became a predator leaving bodies in his wake. This story also expands with a supernatural element, which begs the question: Is this evil entity part of a twisted mind, or out there in the world waiting to cling to another embittered human? I found it hard to put my kindle down with this book, and I’m looking forward to finding out what happens next!
Patricia Holmes, criminal psychologist has gone through all the rigors of training, and is now a rookie detective. Her partner is DS Rick McCoy … they’ve worked two previous cases and found they worked really well together. It doesn’t hurt that they are attracted to each other, although they are both married to other people.
They are on the hunt for the newest serial killer to hit town, who the media has dubbed the Biblical Killer, so named for the quotes left on the walls written in the victims’ blood.
Are these random killings .. or ones that are personally selected for their sins? Holmes and McCoy find themselves joining the Tender Nights internet dating site, hoping to lure the killer out into the open. Making themselves targets may be much more dangerous than they think.
I have been fortunate is reading the first two books in this series, as well as the 3rd now. It’s a great series, with credible story premises and the good cops who put their lives on the line to solve cases and bring closure to families of victims. The characters are finely defined and I enjoy seeing the blend of personal and professional lives.
This is well written with action filled pages that leave the reader riveted to the story.
Many thanks to the author / The Wild Rose Press, Inc / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
This was an engrossing police procedural with extremely likable and realistic characters. I also liked the cover very much, and the grittiness of the story and the murder scenes. There are minimal errors such as missing quotation marks to delineate which person is speaking, missing words and misspelled words. This author is clearly Australian and he keeps the local colloquialisms to a minimum for an American audience. The terms he uses are valid and appropriate. I loved the technical insight that the author uses, and it’s fabulous to see a male author write a female police officer who’s smart as a whip and not a pushover. He wrote that character with care and grace. This character makes some fascinating and insightful conclusions. Example:
“Of more recent times, our thinking as to people’s sexuality is that it all revolves around an injection of testosterone in the fetal stage of development. Gender, of course, is determined by genes, but it requires that injection for it to happen. So, if for example, a boy child gets insufficient testosterone, it can mean he grows up homosexual, too much can make him aggressive. Similarly, a girl with too much can become butch lesbian, but somewhere between the right amount and too much, can lead to promiscuity. Now, I’m over simplifying things, obviously, and there are all sorts of other factors, such as environment, peer pressure, parental influence, etc. Some studies indicate there is a direct causal link between women who have high sex drives and receiving too much testosterone in the womb. For want of a better expression, they become more like men in their carnal desires.”
So here is my biggest issue. The author clearly is mostly writing in a sort of stream of consciousness 3rd person omniscient most of the book. It is very hard to edit this type of writing, so there are many awkward sentences or dialogue that in my opinion should have been reworked. It’s clear that the editor didn’t want to destroy the integrity of this enjoyable story. Examples:
“I wasn’t strong enough to stand up to Jolly, I hope you will be. Harvey is my punishment for that, and there is nothing I can do to avoid my destiny, goodbye, Bobby, thank you for coming to visit, enjoy your time in America, while you can.”
“Still, Dave decided to let it pass, and hope the killer they were hunting , didn’t turn up while they were making love, they deserved for that not happen.”
“No matter which way he looked at it, he should not try to make love with her.”
“Secretly, Rick looked forward to the day when she would become less of a psychologist, and more of a police detective, but it needed a case she could sink her teeth into for that to happen. ”
There are flashbacks that are used, but if I remember correctly, there were a few of the chapters that were suddenly switched to 1st person. This was distracting to me…this switch. And the chapters with mostly Martine in them towards the end were NOT in italics like the rest of the flashbacks. I didn’t understand why. They came off as more in the present not the past, plus the 1st person was awkward. I wish this author wrote in standard 1st person through the story, perhaps switching perspectives on each chapter. I think it would read smoother if that, along with crisper dialogue, was applied instead. This is Just my opinion.
I loved the interactions with Rankin in the background of the story, and I also liked how it didn’t muddle the main story or overwhelm it. This is a book in the middle of the series, and it can absolutely stAnd well on its own. It is fine work to accomplish this in a police suspense book, and it’s rare that authors do it this well. I may have had issues with phrasing and point of view, but I want to be clear: This is a great book that was really fun to read. I will read more from him.