The Echo Man – Book Review

Sam Holland’s chilling debut draws inspiration from infamous serial killer cases, culminating in the ultimate, heart-pounding copycat tale.

Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected murders, each different in method, but each shocking and brutal. As the body count increases, they can’t ignore the details that echo famous cases of the past—Manson, Kemper, Dahmer, and more. As Elliott and Deakin get closer to unmasking the killer, the murders are moving closer to home.

Meanwhile, Jessica Ambrose is on the run. She’s been implicated as the arsonist who killed her neglectful husband and injured her young daughter. With the help of disgraced and suspended detective Nate Griffin, Jess discovers a shocking link between her case and that of the ultimate copycat killer working on his horrifying masterpiece.

Wow! This is truly a masterpiece and one of those thrillers that I simply couldn’t put the book down!

A series of horrible crimes are happening across the UK and the crimes seemed to be not connected to each other. DCI Cara Elliot and her partner Noah Deakins investigating on a brutal murder of two college girls, their bodies found in the remote area. As they investigate and as they realize that more brutal and gruesome murders are happening, they realized that whoever who is committing these murders are copying the works of the most evil serial killers–Kemper, Manson, Dahmer and many more. Hence the media when they got hold of the story nicknamed as Echo Man. Meanwhile, Jessica Ambrose is running away from the police as they suspected that she was responsible for the arson and the death of her husband Patrick. The only person who believes her innocence is the disgraced cop Nate Griffin as he believes that Jessica’s case might be connected to the other murders.

This was an unputdownable thriller. And quiet fast-paced too with lots of twists, turns and actions along the way. Even though the story was quiet long, I actually did not get bored at all as I was literally hooked into the book. The thought of the perpetrator copying the murders of the notorious serial killers like Kemper, Manson and Dahmer and so on and the descriptions of those murders and the aftermath were actually too gruesome and disturbing to read. Yet, I actually liked this book a lot and as I mentioned, I couldn’t put the book down as I was wondering who this mysterious Echo Man is going to be. I like the sisterly-brotherly connection between Cara and Nate, the relationship between Nate and Jessica.

What blew me away from this book was the ending–wow the ending was quiet unexpected and I actually liked the cliffhanger, indicating…well, I am not going to give too much details here. All the same, with an ending like that, I cannot wait to read the other two books of the Major Crimes series!

If you are into serial killer thrillers, then check this book out–worth 4.5 stars.