Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan

Wow. Just finished chapter 5, and I can tell you I won't be reading this anywhere near to bed time.

And I'll be looking at my fitbit record later to see what it's been doing to my heartrate.

Great stuff, Kerry.
 
That was a roller coaster, difficult to put down, lost a lot of sleep last night. I guessed early on who the slasher was, still plenty of twists I didn't see. That ending was totally unexpected, Small Bones better be a sequel if not I'm very persistent ask Jo.:whistle:

I think the ending turned my theory inside out. Not sure how to use spoilers so will keep it zipped.
 
I finished Knife Edge and submitted this review on Amazon. (US of course)

Knife Edge by Kerry Buchanan is a "Cracker Jack" of a crime thriller. It is Buchanan's debut novel and it sure to create demand for another. In fact a sequel is already promised because this book is listed as "Harvey & Birch, Book 1." If you are at all like me you will think that this is a very good thing indeed. To me the thing that really stood out about the book was that the first person point of view was from "Nic" the victim in a kidnapping, while the detectives Harvey and Birch play supporting roles. I find that unusual because the series looks like it will follow them rather than "Nic." I thought this was a really innovative and likeable touch.

This book is not bloated. It comes in at a trim 231 pages, but still manages to do significant characterization. It makes Nic come alive. Nic is someone you will root for. She is strong, resilient, and committed. But she does not come across as some cardboard cutout. She also has her flaws. I found myself yelling at her once or twice, saying "That's dumb! Don't do it." But she didn't listen to me, because she has her own agenda, not mine; sadly for me, but good for the story.

For your sake, I am not going to say anything about the ending beyond that it was a surprise to me, and I'll bet to you too.

The setting for the book is Northern Ireland, and it's obvious that Kerry knows it like a native. Kerry has thoughtfully added a glossary of Northern Irish colloquialisms, but most of these were clear from context. (I'm an American reviewer) and I don't think you'd miss much if you didn't catch one or two of them.

I am awaiting book two. And if you read this one, so will you.

(GRRR! I finished the book and this review on Tuesday and didn't post until just now.)

I went back and found that there are 16 reviews on Amazon US. and is #1 new book in Women's crime thrillers.
 
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Serendipity said:
Knife Edge now has 41 global ratings...and it's only a week since being published... I suspect the novel will hit the magic 50 ratings when publishing 'doors start to open'... congratulations.
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Could you possibly expand on this?
As in which doors?
And why fifty?
Don't want to de-rail Kerry's thread so if you are happy answering perhaps a new thread linked from here?
 
Montero said:
Could you possibly expand on this?
As in which doors?
And why fifty?
Don't want to de-rail Kerry's thread so if you are happy answering perhaps a new thread linked from r
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there’s a rumour that Amazon algorithms kick in at 50 reviews and elevate the visibility on the site. I’ve never seen any evidence behind this, unfortunately.
 
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