I wanted to read this book as the first book was recommended to me by a friend and I instantly loved this series. Some of the books in this series still makes my skin crawl to this day. So, I am always looking forward to the next book in this series and Chris Carter manages to creep me out every single time.  

The main character in this book and series is a detective named Robert Hunter. He has got a new case and him and his partner Garcia has arrived at one of the most shocking crime scenes they have ever attended. In a completely unexpected turn of events, the detectives find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing, it’s an art form. Welcome to the Gallery of the Dead.  

The thing that gets me every time is Chris Carter manages to freak me the fuck out every time, within every single book. Enough to the point where I can’t sleep. Thie mystery and the suspense is brilliant and enough to keep you hooked and you shouldn’t be because it is disturbing but I couldn’t put it down. I was on edge and as frustrated as Robert Hunter to get this case closed. The way that both detectives were close to giving up hurt my heart. Also, I love the fact that the Robert is finally starting to be happy with Tracy and I swear if anything happens to Tracy or Garcia, I'm going to lose it. Let them be happy. The plot twist of this book when we found out who the Surgeon was had me kicking my feet because I was annoyed that I didn’t manage to guess who it was as we never actually met him within the book, it just happened, and they managed to push him aside. I love that Garcia had a shotgun in the car and that he was smart enough to bring a vest. 

Only thing I would say is a weakness, for me personally, is the short chapters. I just prefer bigger chapters. However, in this book it did fit well with Chris Carter’s writing style where it doesn’t work for me usually. I was hooked that after a while the short chapters didn’t bother me as they usually work with other authors. 
 
Overall, the book was an easy and quick read and because the writing was amazing, the storyline gives me the creeps and it was overall brilliant I gave it four stars. I cannot wait for the next book in the series and see how much Lucian is going to cause so much trouble and how much Garcia is going to want to get him as well as Robert.  

This is definitely the one in the series (so far) that I’ve cringed at the most. Some of the methods 🤢

As usual, Chris Carters writing is fast paced and pretty easy to digest. If you ignore all the murder that is. For a police procedural/thriller it’s not overly bogged down in jargon but equally you feel it’s somewhat accurate. I will say though, I still don’t love how he speaks about women. 

If you like thrillers, serial killers, and fast paced books then give this series a go for sure! 

I would like to warn people that this book has animal cruelty at the beginning of the book. What I don’t understand is why authors don’t add trigger warnings for their readers. I struggle with animal cruelty and get really upset, and because of how descriptive the author writes about the victims deaths I found how the animal died to be heartbreaking and painful to read.

This book wasn’t as good as the previous books. The book founds a joint investigation with Hunter and Garcia and the FBI. Throughout the book I just got annoyed with a characters because I felt that all she kept doing was moaning.
I still love the banter between Hunter and Garcia, and I really liked Special Agent Williams too. There were moments that I couldn’t stop smiling and other moments that I was chuckling at. But I think I enjoy the book more when it’s just Hunter and Garcia.

I did like how the author included a disabled child into this book, and I understand how cruel and horrible killers can be. But I just didn’t like what the killer called that child.
Maybe I am just picking too much at this book, but it’s just how I felt as I went along with the story.

However, the cliffhanger at the end of book just left me with a ‘oh no’ moment, that I am excited to see what happens. I feel like it will be teamed up with the FBI again but hopefully it will be better x