This Girl’s a Killer is dark but compulsive reading. Cordelia Black is definitely not the kind of character you’d want to get on the wrong side of, but there’s hints of a softer side and a rather upsetting back story that make it hard not to like her.
A successful employee for a pharmaceutical company Cordelia is accustomed to the finer things in life. Deeply devoted to her best friend Diane and her daughter, Samantha, Cordelia appears to have her life sorted. What we quickly realise is that Cordelia is harbouring dark secrets.
In the darkest hours of the night Cordelia spends her time stalking men. These men are predators and criminals (though nobody’s caught them) who - to Cordelia’s mind - need to pay. Following her as she goes about her business is fascinating, if deeply disturbing.
While Cordelia has been able to keep her evening activities secret, there is talk in the media of missing men and a potential serial killer. When Diane gets a new boyfriend things start to get a bit closer to home and we wonder if Cordelia will really get away with murder.
While the subject matter will not be to everyone’s tastes it takes some skill to make a killer a likeable character. Though we’re never given all the details there were enough hints given about Cordelia’s past to make me feel quite sympathetic towards her. And as for the ending…it sent shivers down my spine!
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this before publication.