Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for my copy of this e-arc!

I really enjoyed this book, it was a well thought out plot and it kept me guessing all the way through making me want to read it all the more. I really enjoyed the way it was written and I didn’t guess who it was.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves a good thriller!

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to this book before it was archived. I have ever intentional of getting to and will post my review to all relevant book sites

Slasher horror cum police procedural

In this third book of Nadine Matheson‘s series, DI Anjelica Hanley and her team are tasked with reopening and solving a cold case: An innocent man was in prison for 25 years, having being declared guilty of slaughtering five people. During the ongoing present investigations, five more murders occur, always following the exact same modus operandi as the previous ones and each and every of these ten murders is described in gory and gruesome detail from the abduction of the victims through their days long torturing to their atricious end.
Clever plot and well researched police procedural for fans of slasher horror stories.

Streeter is released from prison after 25 years when his conviction has been overturned due to a mishandling of the case. Now, Nadine and her team are tasked with re investigating whether her previous boss had manufactured evidence. A compulsive story with interesting characters.

An exciting read as Inspector Hanley is drawn into a new case, but one very much linked to an old one. As a teenager her friend was abducted and she found the body. The police found the killer who spent decades behind bars, always claiming he was innocent. Now doubt is being cast on the original conviction, with evidence having been ignored and her old boss, Rhimes, being cast as corrupt.

Streeter is cleared, but the original killer is stepping in to obliterate his tracks and find new victims. The old and new cases land on the Serious Crimes Unit and Hanley has to put aside her own thoughts to pursue justice for all the victims involved.

A great read, thoroughly gripping from start to finish. Thank you to NetGalley and HQ for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Third novel in the dark and gritty police procedural series featuring DI Angelica Henley. After twenty five years Andrew Streeter's conviction for the murders of five people is overturned. The Serious Crimes Unit are tasked with reopening the cases, only to find buried secrets, betrayals and a danger that never left. A riveting read.

I do appreciate the attention to detail this author always brings to her books. This was my third Nadine Matheson and all of them deliver an excellent read. It’s quite a complex tale with a lot of characters and I wish I had kept it for my holiday because I could have got lost in the plot more fully. However I did follow all the twists and can’t wait for the teased sequel.

The Kill List by Nadine Matheson is book 3 of the Inspector Anjelica Henley police series. Twenty five years ago DCI Harry Rimes arrested Andrew Streeter for the brutal murders of five young people when his “kill list” was found in his home. Now Streeter’s conviction has been overturned and he is being released and new evidence implies that the original investigation was corrupt.
DI Henley is shocked because DCI Rimes was her mentor and he is no longer alive to dispute the allegations of corruption. The killings start again and Henley now has to look at the original investigation and find who the killer is, because he has started killing again. This time there can be no room for error because there is another kill list out there.
I have read the previous books by Nadine Matheson and have thoroughly enjoyed the in depth police procedures and the characters contained in each story.
Highly recommended

What an excellent book this was to read! I had not read any of the previous books so didn't feel I was hindered by not knowing things that you sometimes find with some books. Great characters you readily got into and a storyline that kept you gripped all the way through. Highly recommended!

This is the first book by Nadine Matheson that I have read which left me with a slight disadvantage as it is not the first book in the series and I had to work out a lot of things from context which wasn't quite as hard as it could have been
I found it to be a rather intriguing book with a well written plot line although certain chapters were unnecessarily long and drawn out to the point I started to not care about the characters
It was also quite gory and grizzly if you are not used to or expecting it,
Other than that quite an entertaining read

This was a new discovery for me and I enjoyed it so much it prompted me to purchase Nadine Matheson’s previous books! Fast-paced and original, with relatable characters (well, some of them!) I really flew through this one

Although this is the 3rd book in a series, I read it as a standalone story. It was fast a paced, dark tale which kept me guessing until almost the end of the book. The ending has left me wanting to read book 4 and the writing and characters have piqued my interest enough that I will be reading the first two books to understand them, their relationships and history better.
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review.

A cracking read from Nadine Matheson, Andrew Streeter was convicted for five murders 25 years ago, now has cancer and says he is innocent. DI Henley investigates the crime to find the real killer. The author handles the two time lines very well. Good characters and well plotted with plenty of twists along the way. Thanks to HQ and Netgalley for a review ARC.

Was not disappointed
When I received this e-arc, I didn’t realise it was the third book in a series. So off I popped to find the first two books on KU. And I LOVED them
This hardwood delves into he life of Henley’s boss and mentor. He is also the person who solved the first crime she was involved in.
There is such an intricacy where the different plots are woven together. This book brilliantly brings together a story from decades ago with the present story. Yet you don’t lose any of the returning characters’ lives.

This was an incredibly easy to read story that was actually quite complex with a few storylines all wrapped around each other from the same miscarriage of justice!
It was fascinating watching the team as they unravel what happened in the past while trying to be objective about where the corruption may have stemmed from and also figure out who really committed those crimes and has been resurrected now to start again seemingly where he/she left off!
The story arc from start to finish was riveting and ran at a reasonable pace for most of the book until nearing the end when everything sped up significantly and I daren't put the book down, I really needed to know what else was going to happen!
Turning the last page, I just really need a book 4 to be announced now, please say there will be one as this is a great addition to the series but could equally be read as a stand alone book too!

This is book 3 in the series but it's the first book I have read. I will definitely be reading reading first two books.

I feel that I wasn't at a disadvantage not having read the first two books before this one. I feel that Henley's character was developed through their personal connection with this story.

I really liked that the book went inbetween the present day and 25 years ago with different narrator's. The two crimes they are investigating are both very interesting and I wasn't sure how ot was going to end.

What a cracking thriller this is. It took some deciphering out that’s for sure. I loved it, couldn’t stop reading till I’d finished it. Didn’t realise till now that this is book three in the series, completely missed the other two, have to put that right. Highly recommended

The Kill List is a riveting read - excellently plotted with some shocks in store. Anjelica Henley remains one of my favourite police detective protagonists at the moment.

I am a fan of Nadine Matheson’s work, particularly having enjoyed the previous instalments in Anjelica Henley’s story: The Jigsaw Man and The Binding Room. They are just so well executed in terms of characterisation, plot and atmosphere. The Kill List continues this trend, while also delving further back into the history of the Serial Crime Unit and threatening to expose corruption in a previous case. It is once more balancing the personal aspects of the case with the investigation, bringing in some politicial elements as well with the spotlight firmly on the Serial Crime Unit. As to be expected from Matheson’s writing, it is excellently plotted with plenty of gnarly surprises in store. Some of those twists caught me completely off guard.

Anjelica herself continues to develop throughout the series, with her connections to other characters evolving and changing. In particular, we see her struggle with the case due to her personal ties. It adds another level of distress, with psychological effects that torment her. Also wrapped up in this is her relationship with her mentor - DCI Harry Rhimes. She has to contend with potentially moving him from an idolised status to one of distrust and manipulation. I really enjoyed following this plot line and Matheson dangles just enough to keep you clued in, but always wanting more. It all builds to a fantastic finale, though there is a great set-up for the next book. Rest assured, I will be getting my hands on that!

The Kill List continued the superb streak of Anjelica Henley thrillers. As long as Matheson keeps writing them, I will continue reading them. This is another read that sent shivers down my spine and kept me glued to the pages until the early hours.

The Kill List is the third book in the D.I. Anjelica Henley of the Serial Crimes Unit, Met Police and I have enjoyed each one more than the last. Nadine Matheson writes dark police procedurals with a serial killer focus and her books are both thrilling and affecting.

But what makes them special is the very authentic way she combines the lives of this unit with their jobs. Avoiding most of the cop tropes, she manages to show us how the daily lives of those who make up the Serial Crimes Unit impact on their energy, focus and team spirit.

That team spirit is severely tested when a convicted serial killer has his conviction overturned on appeal and is released. Andrew Streeter was found guilty of murdering five people, one of whom was a childhood friend of Henley’s – so Streeter’s release has a very personal impact on her. More than that, though, the release has brought into question the status of the SCU’s former boss, the now deceased DCI Rhimes, whose actions are under investigation for corruption – something no-one in the team can believe.

In a straightforward Machiavellian act of political destruction, the team are forced into investigating their old boss’s actions, and the previous serial killer crimes, whilst at the same time investigating a new spate of similar and pretty gruesome murders. Their abilities are stretched, their resources are low; they are worried and their home lives are suffering.

How they survive is by being a close knit team and by supporting each other. Anjelica isn’t getting that support at home where her husband Rob is fed up being the parent who does all the household chores and hardly sees his wife unless it’s last thing at night.

Ramouter too, is struggling with his wife’s early onset dementia and the pressure of work on him means he doesn’t always handle things in the best way.

By giving her characters real lives, Matheson makes her characters authentic and all too human and while sometimes their actions may be flawed, you can see how the strain takes its toll and why they behave as they do.

Investigating a series of dark and really quite disturbing murders with such a strong personal connection to Henley makes her strained and tense. The added disbelief in Rhimes’ corruption means that this case is doubly personal for Anjelica. It’s not surprising that her defences are lowered when her boss and former lover, Steve Pellacio, goes out of his way to support her.

Then we have an unknown contributor to the information about these crimes. Someone is writing to a local journalist – the same journalist who made her name writing about the killer whom she dubbed ‘The Burier’ in the first series of serial killer crimes for which Streeter was convicted. And she is going to use that information to regain her place on the paper, which is now easing her out to make way for a younger, cheaper and well connected reporter.

You can feel the tension thrumming between these pages. Henley is stretched tight like a highly tuned fiddle string that you fear may spring loose at any moment. The pace is fast and the perpetrator deadly. As the team races to catch the killer and exonerate DCI Rhimes, the reader is racing to work out exactly who is responsible, which is just the way I like it!

Verdict: Dark, tension fuelled and pacy, this is a terrific read. More from D.I. Henley please!

Andrew Streeter is finally given a chance at clearing his name but is he innocent like he claims. Police corruption and false DNA are causing trouble for the SCU. DI Henley was already involved in the original case and believed he had done it but now even she is wondering. What really happened to her friend that day ?

This was a really interesting read. Its dramatic from the start and takes you on many twists and turns along the way. You just never know who is guilty of what. This is the first of this series I have read but there are two before which I now plan to read. The plot is clever and full of twists. I liked that it was difficult to figure everything out until the very end. The ending was so good and i like that it left a little hint for a future book which i would definitely want to read. Every character has their own issues but you do warm to them. A brilliant crime/thriller.