After an elite criminal profiling unit is shut down amidst a storm of scandal and mismanagement, only one person emerges unscathed. Forensic psychologist Doctor Alexander Gregory has a reputation for being able to step inside the darkest minds to uncover whatever secrets lie hidden there and, soon enough, he finds himself drawn into the murky world of murder investigation.
In the beautiful hills of County Mayo, Ireland, a killer is on the loose. Panic has a stranglehold on its rural community and the Garda are running out of time. Gregory has sworn to follow a quiet life but, when the call comes, can he refuse to help their desperate search for justice?
Murder and mystery are peppered with dark humour in this fast-paced thriller set amidst the spectacular Irish landscape.
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(Independently Published, 31 October 2019, 311 pages, ebook, borrowed from @AmazonKindle, #PrimeReading)
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This is my first time reading the author. I was impressed with Impostor and plan to read other books featuring Gregory, a profiler. I read a lot of thrillers but can't recall reading any featuring a criminal profiler. There likely has been a few but nothing springs to mind. This book offered something a bit different than the thrillers I usually read. I loved the setting, in Ireland, a place I've never visited but would love to, and somewhere I've read quite a lot about it. Impostor is set in a small community, the perfect place for a murder to be lurking and for fear to spread. Gregory wants to help, to create a profile to help the Garda identity possible suspects, but when the clues suggest the killer is someone who lives in the community, hackles rise as locals don't want to believe one of their own could do such things. I had no idea who the killer was and the author is good at keeping you guessing until the end.
