This is very much one of those books which I chose purely on the cover, and I'm very glad I did so! As a lover of pretty much anything and everything from the crime, thriller and horror genres, this book seemed to be made for me as it fit in all three! There is also enough gore to keep my Gothic sensibilities entertained! I feel I am using a lot of exclamation marks in this review! 
 I was intrigued about this book from the first chapter and the author held my intrigue until the very last pages (and even then I closed the book with tens of questions still swimming about in my brain). I am sometimes left feeling a little underwhelmed when reading horror/slasher type books. I feel metaphorically drenched in all the blood and guts the author has lined their pages with, and when I close the final page I realize it has all been a stratagem to direct attention from the lack of plot or substance to the text. No fear of that kind here though; there was enough plot, enough action and enough bloodshed in equal measures. 
 I have just found out that this is book one of a trilogy and, although it can be read alone, I am now haunted by my need to have my questions answered and am abruptly finishing this review to log on to Amazon and order them!