A five star read! I received this advanced readers copy through NetGalley, requesting it because I have a sick love for serial killers. (Don't come at me.)

This book follows a few different perspectives, but we'll start with Dr. Gwen Moore, as you get her perspective the most. Gwen is psychiatrist in LA who deals with clients with violent tendencies, and has just discovered one of her patients has died. While she's struggling with herself on if she did the wrong thing by not going to the police about her late clients intentions, she finds herself bumping into defense attorney Robert Kavin.

Kavin, who is the father of the sixth victim of the Bloody Heart killer, is also representing Randall Thompson, the alleged BH killer. As a few days earlier, BH's seventh victim had escaped and pointed blame on Thompson, a local high school teacher.

With Thompson in custody, Kavin and Dr. Moore team up to prove Thompson's innocence, while both holding back truths from the other.

The first chapter of this book had me hooked, and every chapter after that. The pacing of the book was perfect, the characters were perfectly flawed and sometimes a bit untrustworthy, but in a good way. I love how the author's main perspectives were Dr. Moore and Kavin, but then when you would get a glimpse into the sevenths victims life through the eyes of his mother. Granted, I would have LOVED to see through the eyes of the actual BH killer, but I get that isn't for everyone. Upon finishing this book around midnight, I found myself dreaming about the plot and waking up still thinking of the characters and what happened before we were introduced into the story. For this, I would say that this was a damn good book and would recommend it to everyone who has a love for thrillers! (but more specifically, fans of Criminal Minds!)

As a parent, this book also had me asking myself if I would have done the same. (my answer is yes, btw)