The Hunter's Daughter by Nicola Solvinic Pages: 376
Genres: Thriller
Source: ARC, NetGalley
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A hypnotic, sinister debut mystery about a seemingly good cop who is secretly the daughter of a notorious serial killer.
Anna Koray escaped her father’s darkness long ago. When she was a girl, her childhood memories were sealed away from her conscious mind by a controversial hypnosis treatment. She’s now a decorated sheriff’s lieutenant serving a rural county, conducting an ordinary life far from her father’s shadow.
When Anna kills a man in the line of duty, her suppressed memories return. She dreams of her beloved father, his hands red with blood, surrounded by flower-decked corpses he had sacrificed to the god of the forest.
To Anna’s horror, a serial killer emerges who is copying her father – and who knows who she really is. Is her father still alive, or is this the work of another? Will the killer expose her, destroying everything she has built for herself? Does she want him to?
But as she haunts the forest, using her father’s tricks to the hunt the killer, will she find what she needs most…or lose herself in the gathering darkness?
The Hunter’s Daughter had some great elements. The suspense is intense and it will keep you gripped to your kindle. Anna is a complex character-a police officer whose father was a serial killer. This is a complex character who is struggling with lots of conflicting emotions. From a psychological perspective, Anna is a fascinating study. She has memories of her dad that are fond, but also terrifying. She becomes desperate to unravel the mystery of her parents (what happened) and in the process, catch another killer.
The plot is great! The story is intriguing and mysterious. Throughout the suspense, there is Anna and her quest to rediscover her memories and keep her secret hidden. One issue I had with the story was the writing style. The flow of some sentences felt convoluted. This could be 100% my issue and other readers might not notice it at all. Finally, there is a high amount of animal sacrifice in the story. At times, the book has a paranormal bend, and animals are sacrificed to the forest god. Even one event like this would turn me off a book, but multiple? I put this book down numerious times and debated not finishing. I really wanted to know how it would end, though.
CJ Tudor, Simone St. James, Alex Findlay…then you will probably like The Hunter’s Daughter!
I can see how the animal sacrifice would bother you or anyone. The human sacrifices caught more of my attention but it was a twisty mystery. I don’t always like unreliable narrators and Anna wasn’t completely reliable.
I have always been a reader who is fine with murder but you hurt an animal and I’m out. I think its all the true crime I watch…