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A review by stormlightreader
Ragdoll by Daniel Cole
5.0
Ragdoll is a solid 4.5 star read!! As a fan of Chris Carter I now have crazy high standards for what I consider a 5 star thriller and Ragdoll came excruciatingly close to being a 5 star read.
WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD!
Every member of the detective squad in this book was incredibly well written and I had no trouble keeping up with who was who. My favourite character by a mile is Emily Baxter - she's sarcastic and sassy as hell and if I'm being frank, the series would be nothing without her. Following her temporary removal from the Ragdoll case I was a little disappointed; however, her absence made Edmunds that much more significant. Edmunds came second to Baxter as a great character, he is the typical underestimated newbie on a high profile homicide case and reminded me very much of Garcia (Hunter's new partner) in the Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter. Edmunds is a smart as hell transfer from Fraud and is often shot down because of his academic knowledge, which as we know plays second fiddle to 'real cop experience' in most thrillers. He pretty much solves the case by setting the stumped detectives on the right(ish) path but ultimately decides his personal life is more important than endless nights trying to catch a serial killer and applies for a transfer back to Fraud, which I saw coming a mile off. Though, since his application is pending at the conclusion of book 1, we could easily see him back for book 2. I hope. Wolf (William-Oliver Layton-Fawkes) is our lead man and is morally grey at best; his methods aren't 'by the book', but that would make for a pretty dull thriller if they were. His actions, which transpire at the start of the book also mirror his actions in the closing chapters. Those final chapters, which normally have me on the edge of my seat were a little underwhelming here and cost the book that final half star. It's complete personal preference, but I do not enjoy long monologues by the killer explaining unnecessary details of their plans. Not only that, the actual killer turned out to be sort of unremarkable in contrast to his killing spree. But I guess you can't win them all. Overall, a great, fast-paced thriller with loads of humour and workplace banter thrown in for extra entertainment. I look forward to reading Hangman when it's released later this month.
WARNING - SPOILERS AHEAD!
Every member of the detective squad in this book was incredibly well written and I had no trouble keeping up with who was who. My favourite character by a mile is Emily Baxter - she's sarcastic and sassy as hell and if I'm being frank, the series would be nothing without her. Following her temporary removal from the Ragdoll case I was a little disappointed; however, her absence made Edmunds that much more significant. Edmunds came second to Baxter as a great character, he is the typical underestimated newbie on a high profile homicide case and reminded me very much of Garcia (Hunter's new partner) in the Crucifix Killer by Chris Carter. Edmunds is a smart as hell transfer from Fraud and is often shot down because of his academic knowledge, which as we know plays second fiddle to 'real cop experience' in most thrillers. He pretty much solves the case by setting the stumped detectives on the right(ish) path but ultimately decides his personal life is more important than endless nights trying to catch a serial killer and applies for a transfer back to Fraud, which I saw coming a mile off. Though, since his application is pending at the conclusion of book 1, we could easily see him back for book 2. I hope. Wolf (William-Oliver Layton-Fawkes) is our lead man and is morally grey at best; his methods aren't 'by the book', but that would make for a pretty dull thriller if they were. His actions, which transpire at the start of the book also mirror his actions in the closing chapters. Those final chapters, which normally have me on the edge of my seat were a little underwhelming here and cost the book that final half star. It's complete personal preference, but I do not enjoy long monologues by the killer explaining unnecessary details of their plans. Not only that, the actual killer turned out to be sort of unremarkable in contrast to his killing spree. But I guess you can't win them all. Overall, a great, fast-paced thriller with loads of humour and workplace banter thrown in for extra entertainment. I look forward to reading Hangman when it's released later this month.