The Nothing Man

Go ahead and add this one to your reading stack post haste. This book was every bit as good as everybody says- plus the added layers of what I found to be a fascinating Irish setting. It's a book within a book in that a serial killer-who is our narrator-sees a newly released book about his killings-as told by the only survivor of one of his last crimes. We then get chapters and pieces of the book she wrote interspersed with his present day life. Not only is it an ingenious plot structure, it's also surprisingly gripping. I absolutely couldn't put this book down once I got about midway. I spent the rest of the afternoon reading nonstop until I knew how it would end. Highly recommend.

3.5. Clearly influenced by EARONS/GSK and Michelle McNamara's phenomenal I'll Be Gone in the Dark, this was a heavy yet propulsive read.

3.75
Such a unique and fun read!! Unlike anything i have read before. From the beginning itself we know who the killer is and since it is told from his pov we get a glimpse into his mind and thoughts which was kinda creepy at times.

This has the book within a book trope and the other pov was the true crime memoir of eve black. The memoir was written in such a way that you feel like you are reading an actual true crime book! And there were many times while reading where I got the chills coz some parts were so descriptive and I felt like I was watching a movie. Actually it was so freaky at times that I had to stop and take a break and then continue. Im glad I read it as soon as I bought it coz otherwise it would have been on my shelf for a loongg time. If you love true crime, book within a book, told from serial killers pov you will prob enjoy this!! Highly recommend:)