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My name is Cyn and I have a serious addiction to books. 

Today I'm reviewing the book listed below. Actually I call my reviews "musings" because I typically keep them very brief and more impressions than anything. If I include spoilers (a rarity) I will warn you.

 

If you play games with a killer... you can't afford to lose.

Looking for a subject for her book about evil, Lydia Tune travels to the infamous Mortem Asylum in seedy Decanten City. Her target is Jason Devere, a death row serial killer notorious for his precise and grotesque murders.

Lydia is beautiful, ruthless and manipulative – she always gets what she wants. She knows the only way to get Jason to speak is to engage him in a dangerous battle of wits. Local detective and old friend Alex Gilbey warns her off the case, but he has no idea just how far Lydia will go to court darkness.

The more Lydia digs into Jason's story, the clearer it becomes that there is a bigger story to uncover. But the problem with playing with killers is that they never play nice...

One of the most difficult things for me sometimes is not only keeping up with all the books I want to read but actually reviewing them! Especially when I am provided ARCS either from NetGalley or through direct contact from an author or publisher. My apologies in advance for any delayed reviews!

I was contacted by the author regarding the book featured above. 

I found this to be a bit of a cat & mouse tale (no pun intended LOL)and there wasn't anything too surprising here. 

Neither Jason or Lydia are likable, actually they are HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. Plus this book was sometimes slow yet over the top... but oddly enough it all (Jason & Lydia too)somehow all works. The combination made this creepy serial killer asylum setting thriller blend together nicely.   

This book was published in Feb 2021 and is available in ebook format.