A girl goes missing, her mum takes it in her hands to find her.
I did enjoy how the book was written however I felt that more could have been explored that were missed.
Had the serial killer that left a legacy on how to kill and this was concentrated on more rather than introducing a neighbour who conveniently was a reporter who didn’t actually bring much to the story i feel it would have flowed better.
The narrators I enjoyed and liked that there was both a male and female voice to help the book along.
Enjoyable to listen to.

In Lancashire, England a serial killer roams freely. While there has been a string of missing girls, who all look the same, the police are not taking it seriously. When there are no bodies and no evidence, surely there can be no crime.
After 17 year old Zoe goes missing, her mother - an architect working on restoring the former insane asylum, Lancaster Lune Hospital, into luxury flats - works to uncover clues on her own as once again, the police are dragging their feet, refusing to believe that there could be a serial killer on the loose.
She can't shake the feeling that the hospital is connected.
Will she find Zoe in time or will Zoe become another statistic?

Secrets of a Serial Killer by Rosie Walker is told from multiple points of view.

With a creepy insane asylum, an unsub, true crime blog posts on the dark web, and a mystery within a mystery, Walker has all the ingredients for a fantastic crime thriller.

It was one of those books where I barely moved from my reading spot until I was finished.

I loved that while it was a book about a serial killer, the focus was less on gore and more on the psychology of the mind of the depraved.

The ending left me with my mouth hanging open and re-reading a couple paragraphs to make sure I had read it right.

Walker left the door open for another book or just allowing the reader to decide for themselves what happens next.

I wanted to love this story, but in audio, I found it hard-going. Perhaps this is one that works better on the page, as the story was good, and I can tell the characters are captivating. But I did find it a little hard to follow

This is a great debut from a new author.

A serial killer terrorises Lancaster over a number of generations and leaves the police mystified as to who is causing the deaths and whether this is being passed on through the family. Then we have the disappearance of young Zoe Summerton. Can she be rescued before she is killed?

There is plenty of tension and suspense in this story, which continues through the book. Throughout the book there are some good twists which keeps the reader on their toes. This is unusual in that we get the perspectives of four different people, including the serial killer!

This book is quite dark and keeps you on the edge of your seat and builds to a really good ending. I am happy to be able to recommend this enjoyable book which I read as an audiobook and have to say the narrators did a great job. I gave this book 4 1/2 stars and look forward to reading more by this author.
I would like to say thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for providing a copy of this book to me for an open and honest review.

Edge of your seat novel in places which draws the listener in. Great narration. Good storyline with plenty of twists.

An infamous serial killer had been haunting a town for years, but thankfully creepy stories on true crime forums are the only thing that’s left of the notorious McVitie. That is, until more girls start to go missing with a very similar MO to McVitie's last victims…

Teenager Zoe and her mum Helen live a quiet life together, albeit Helen wishes she wouldn’t hang around with her troublemaking friend Abby quite so much, and isn’t too keen on her boyfriend Dane either! But overall, Zoe’s a good daughter, except when she doesn’t show up at her dad’s one evening after a night out. Typical teenage rebellion or is there something more sinister at hand? Thomas, the kid next door is a mischievous little thing, although well behaved and good natured – but will his curiously explorative antics get him into trouble?. Alexander lives with his mum, his inspiration, the only one that truly gets him – but is it time for him to break away and form his own path?

The story is told from all 4 main character perspectives, which breaks up the narrative nicely and allows you a well rounded view of the intricate, interweaving narrative that Rosie Walker has crafted. The initial character development was done really well – so you’re automatically invested into the original characters, although the ones introduced further down felt a little more rushed with less attention making you less bothered about their arc. I loved the pace of this book, at the end of every chapter there was enough intrigue to keep you hanging on and wanting to know what was going to happen next. At times, the story was a little bit coincidental and predictable – it would have been great had there been a few more curveballs or shocking twists thrown in, without everything happening as seamlessly as it did. However, overall, the story was intriguing enough to let the predictable moments slide!

There were two narrators for this audio book – Fiona Boylan and Nicholas Camm, who I really enjoyed listening to. Both of their voices were clear and fit the narrative well, although I would have liked them to have attempted a little more to differentiate between each of their characters – as both of the voices were exactly the same for each of their two characters.

If you like thrillers and mysteries – this is definitely worth having a listen to, This is Rosie Walker’s debut novel – so I’ll happily look out for again in the future!

Thanks to NetGalley, One More Chapter and Harper Collins Audio UK for my advanced audio copy! 💕

I enjoyed the premise of this novel however the serial killer/psychiatric facility link didn't sit comfortably with them. I enjoyed the book but didn't think it was particularly realistic and it just didn't have the creepy factor for me.

Audio version of this book 📚- I found this audiobook quite hard going as I felt that the male narrator just didn’t let the story flow. The female narrator was excellent and really brought the characters to life but I found myself dreading the chapters when the male narrator was due to read 😬. The storyline in itself was ok but I was extremely frustrated by the father of the victim, who was an ex policeman, as when his daughter was due home from a night out at 10.30pm he didn’t tell his wife until late the following morning!! And left her to do the investigating!!

This multiple character viewpoint novel was very well narrated and well written. The story is told through the eyes of a serial killer and their protégée, a tween, a young woman who is subsequently captured and fears for her life, and her mother. All of these parts work well together and create a lot of tension. However, there were aspects which disappointed such as the bit about the iPhone during the search for the missing young woman (I can't say more without a plot spoiler). These disappointments were few and far between so I am still giving 4 stars.

I am enjoying these audiobooks from Netgalley and hope they continue to be made available as an alternative to the kindle versions.

This fast-paced, multi-perspective, thriller will keep you guessing. The idea of a serial killer having an apprentice to pass their knowledge on to was original and interesting. The chapters following different characters allowed the book to cover many different aspects of this story and build tension. Overall an excellent thriller!

The audiobook was well done, easy to listen to and great performances.

Thanks to One More Chapter and NetGalley for the review copy.

This one was not what I was expecting. The narrator for this one did a great job, but I had such a hard time getting in to this one. The story was a bit predictable and just didn’t grab me like I was hoping it would. I felt a bit let down by the storyline as a whole so this one only gets 2.5 stars.

This story recounts a series of events over three days in Lancaster. The format is alternating chapters narrated by four different sets of characters. There is "Him" "Zoe" "Helen" and "Thomas". Helen, Zoe’s mother, is working on renovating the old Lune Asylum into domestic apartments after the mental hospital has lain unused for years. Walking around it, she can't help wondering what stories it could tell. She is divorced from Zoe’s father, Tony, who has a new family although things are still amicable between them. Zoe is your typical teenager, constantly pushing boundaries and thinking she is streetwise. She has no idea of the horrors that lurk out in the world. Thomas is a young boy who lives next door to Helen and Zoe. His mother works hard to support them and he often plays out with his friend Maggie. They love to go exploring the woods and having adventures. Him’s identity will be revealed much later in the book, suffice to say he is the “baddie” in all this and it is fascinating to hear his thoughts as he pursues his horrific twisted agenda. The story begins with Zoe, best friend and complete bad influence Abbey and their two boyfriends having a night out in the pub. Abbey’s boyfriend Max has been obsessed recently with a true crime forum on the dark web which recounts tales of a serial killer who lived and died in the old asylum, and whose crimes seem to have been continuing for decades right up to the present day. Impossible and it has led to speculation that someone is carrying on his work. When Zoe fails to return home, the nightmare begins for Helen and Tony. Despite knowing that other similar young girls have been reported missing lately, local police seem reluctant to get involved and it falls to the parents to try to bring her home. I thoroughly enjoyed this book which I listened to as the audio version. Both narrators did an excellent job of bringing all the great characters to life, and I particularly liked the two gutsy young children. As the story unfolded and the reader gets to hear what each character is going through, the tension built and I found it impossible to put down until it reached its shocking conclusion. Very well written with an interesting slant to the plot, it was hard to believe this was the author’s debut novel There could easily be a sequel to this, since the ending definitely left room for the story to be continued.

So I have read through some of the other reviews and I cant help but wonder if I read/ listened to the same book. Personally I found this book to be amazing. True crime novels have always made up the majority of my TBR pile. But this year I have shifted gears and read more thrillers. I think I love this book so much because it is a perfect marriage of thriller and "true crime". While this book is purely fiction, it is still based around one of my favorite non-fiction topics, a serial killer.

This was a unique and electrifying read. Walker gives us so much in this book, a lunatic with a legacy, a killer, a creepy dark website and old asylum! Literally things that are bound to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish! This was one book that I was eager to keep reading, I wasn't content till it was over. And even the ending had me saying " OH MY GOD!"

So I didn't actually read this book but I did LISTEN to it. At first I wasn't fond of the male narrator but the more that I listened the more and more he grew on me. Both narrators SLAYED this book!
If you want a thriller that isn't your run of the mill cheating spouse, creepy neighbor, stalker blah blah blah and/ or if you love true crime/ serial killers I strongly urge you to pick this one up!



I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Many thanks to Hachette Audio UK for granting me access to this audiobook via Netgalley.

I was really excited to read this book/listen to the audiobook, because I was intrigued by the title, cover, and blurb. However, a few chapters in, the author really let things get too wild. I was still listening with the expectation that, as with a number of great thrillers I've read, the pieces will fit together at the end. This wasn't the case here, as there were a lot of plot holes and some abandoned plot lines. I felt lost a lot of the time.

It was also jarring listening to the voice of a grown man was used to narrate the parts of an 11 year old boy. The narrators did good jobs, but some things were off.

There were some redeeming parts of the story, but the ending was also kind of predictable. I enjoyed this, but it could have been a lot better.

An intriguing tale centred around an abandoned lunatic asylum. All is not as it seems and there are some gruesome revelations, altogether a disquieting read. The excellent narration made the story come to life.

I love the setting of an old lunatic asylum and Lune Asylum in Lancaster is the perfect setting for a serial killer thriller! A serial killer has been stalking the streets for generations. How could this be the work of just one man? There is much speculation on the true crime forums.

The story is told from multiple POV - two young friends, Zoe the kidnap victim and her mother Helen and also the killer. This worked well, and I especially enjoyed the narrative of the two children, Maggie and Thomas. The setting is dark and full of menace. The plot moves along at a good pace, and there was a twist near the end that I definitely didn't see coming! The ending itself did seem a bit rushed and I would have liked just a little more. The door is definitely left open for a sequel.

I enjoyed the narration by the two narrators, Fiona Boylan and Nicholas Camm.

A decent thriller and mystery, set in the UK and centred around a current missing girl and historical crimes.

It was a good solid read and I enjoyed listening to it on audio. However, the plot was filled with convenient coincidences and was ultimately forgettable.

Firstly I would like to thank Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this audiobook, in exchange for an Honest Review.

The synopsis of this book had me really intrigued, I am a lover of crime shows and thriller novels so I thought this would be perfect for me however this was not the case.

This book started off strong and had the Erie atmosphere going, abandoned building creepy security guard, but it all started to get a bit too complicated. There were multiple POV’s yet the narrators sounded the same so I struggled to differentiate who we were following. Also there were about 4 major plots going on but each were underdeveloped which made the story predictable in places.

Also if your dad was ex police why in gods name was he putting off reporting his child missing? Surely he would have been using all his resources and old team to find his child?

For me there was just too much going on and this made the story lack in places, less is often more and I think this runs true. Also I don’t like the title of this novel, it has multiple POV’s and it follows the others mire than the serial killer. This book was alright but I don’t think I will be raving about it.

So this has got to be one of the best Audiobooks I have listened to in a long time- the plot, the characters, the narrators- all fantastic. Although there are multiple “voices” in this book all were very clear, it was very obvious who’s part of the story was being told- something that’s a must for me in a multi-layered novel. I was so happy to hear Northern narrators too- a somewhat rarity in other books I have listened to even though they are set “up ‘ere” .
I could picture the caravan and the asylum with ease, the dirt, decay and abandonment all adding to the scary setting, and yes for the first time in ages I was actually scared. I think I possibly held my breath for the last 3 or 4 chapters (*hello Guinness book of world records*)
I was hooked from the beginning right through to the amazing ending- this is a book that just when you think you’ve got it all worked out - suddenly you are completely wrong! It is far from predictable. An amazing debut that I’m sure will be massively successful. Just remind me how scared I was if there is ever a TV adaptation please!

A nice thriller with an interesting focus in the criminal mind. A serial killer has been terrifying the Lancaster area for decades. Everything changes when Zowie misteriously dissapears...
Entertaining. A bit predictable in the end, like most, but had a very nice time hearing/reading it.