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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Released with some fanfare. Not that interesting. Sort of a modern monster story, more horror than adventure or mystery. (  ) BraveKelso | Sep 25, 2009 |  too muche d'horreur pour moi, c'est gratuit tiercelin | Feb 6, 2009 | #1 Jack Caffery mystery, which is actually more serial killer/ thriller set in London, about a necrophiliac who kills and mutilates prostitutes. Not for the faint of heart, but quite a riveting tale with the usual angst-driven police inspector with a tormented past that colors his way of thinking and doing things. (Is there not a ‘normal’ detective anywhere on the planet, I ask? LOL) Very difficult to put down. (  ) Spuddie | Sep 25, 2008 | Birdman is a rather run-of-the-mill serial killer/thriller/police procedural. Like some of the other reviewers, I thought the first third was unnecessarily slow and somewhat adrift. The twist in the middle piqued my interest again, but Hayder gives away the punchline very quickly. The ending felt rushed, but otherwise was good. Not sure I'll read much more of her stuff. (  ) drneutron | Aug 21, 2008 | This book started out as ok, as murder mysteries go. Then about two thirds of the way through, pow! The twist hits and I was amazed. Mo Hayder is going to be a new favorite, I can tell. (  ) jaimjane | May 7, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0440236169, Mass Market Paperback)This crackling psychological thriller introduces police detective Jack Caffery, who is on the hunt for a serial killer the British tabloids have nicknamed "The Millennium Ripper."The Ripper is behind the murder of five prostitutes, whose bodies are unearthed beneath the rubble of a Greenwich landfill. All the victims have been raped and their bodies horrendously mutilated--but not until after being killed by a dose of heroin injected directly into their brainstems. What stuns Caffery even more is the one detail of the murders the public doesn't know; the hearts of the women have been replaced with live birds sewn into the victims' chests. Caffery himself is a tortured man, still burdened by guilt over the decades-old murder of his younger brother and frustrated because he cannot bring the man he knows is responsible to the bar of justice. When the Millennium Ripper confesses to the prostitute killings just before taking his own life, Caffery faces his own limitations and begins to make peace with his past. But then another prostitute is found dead, her body ravaged in the same way, a bird where her heart was--and Caffery realizes that his past may never truly be put to rest. A solid page turner, this gripping debut by a young Englishwoman introduces a complex and fascinating protagonist destined for another appearance. Meanwhile, Birdman will enthrall readers who just can't get enough of Hannibal Lechter. --Jane Adams (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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