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years ago, fifteen year old Isla Bell discovered three bodies propped against Hadrians Wall, The case was solved by her father, Detective Sergeant Eric Bell, who became a hero to the local town of Briganton, Now Isla is married to the brother of one of the victims and is a forensic scientist, studying serial killers to try to find a neurological reason for their behaviour.


When the novel begins, Isla is about to carry out tests of Heath McGowan, the man who was the Killer on the Wall, and has been incarcerated for the murders carried out all those years ago.
Islas husband, Ramsey, is uncomfortable about Isla meeting with McGowan and there are obvious mind games going on, However, shortly after Isla does meet with McGowan, the unthinkable happens and there is another murder

This is an interesting crime novel, with a good setting and characters.
Briganton is almost a character itself nestled under the shadow of Hadrians Wall, surrounded by bleak moorland and uncomfortably known as the site for the infamous series of murders.
This definition has marked not only the town, but the people, In such a small town, everyone knew someone affected by the crimes and this pall of fear and despair seems to lay over many of the residents.


There are, however, new residents and these include a transplanted Londoner, of Iraqi origin Detective Constable Mina Arian, Along with Isla, Mina was the character that made the novel work for me and it was a great idea for the author to have an outsider involved in the investigation, who did not bring all of that local history along with her.
However, when it seems that there is another murderer on the loose, the now Detective Superintendant Eric Bell, is reluctant to consider any links with the previous case, that he solved.
Was another person involved in the original murders Is there a copycat killer on the loose, or is there another explanation

Isla is convinced that her research can help find answers, while Mina has to fight against her superior officer to investigate.
The author really does use the small, fairly isolated, community to her advantage and also shows the long term damage that such crimes can have on those affected.
One of the problems with a small town though, is that there are a limited number of suspects, Still, an enjoyable and atmospheric read and an enjoyable setting, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review,
Isla was just fifteen when she came across three dead bodies sat up against Hadrians Wall, Alongside them was the brother of one of the victims, injured but still alive, Isla ran to get help from her father Sergeant Eric Bell and he made it his mission to find out who committed this atrocity in the small town community of Briganton.
Life was never the same again, the scars of the events ofnever quite healing,

In the present day Isla is Professor of Criminal Psychology, her way of trying to ensure that future killers are stopped before they inflict any damage.
She is currently involved in a project to scan the brains of serial killers to see what, if any difference, she can find to contrast their makeup to the vast majority of the population who dont feel the urge to kill others.


It is no great surprise that one of the candidates for her study is Heath McGowan the man convicted of the terrible crimes that she discovered.
Isla has had to overcome her fear, she does it daily, running the same path along the wall to banish those demons from twenty years ago but will she be able to face up to this particular psychopath Imagine Islas horror shared with the rest of the small community, when another victim is found positioned in a similar pose to those of all those years ago.


The face of the Police investigation should be Eric Bell whose career flourished after he found the killer back inbut I was far more entranced by Detective Constable Mina Arian who wasnt afraid to follow her instincts in coming up with an explanation why the killings have started again.

As with all her previous books Emma Kavanagh draws heavily on her background in psychology, having gained a PhD in the subject at Cardiff University, and so you can rest assured this is not pop psychology but the real deal.
It is this underlying truth that make her books so fascinating, The Killer on the Wall is

fundamentally about psychopaths and in part how to first spot them face it, you will know at least one and to know that they will lie and cheat to get what they want no matter the cost to others.
Fortunately for the rest of us, not all psychopaths need to kill us but nevertheless this is a book that hits that nerve where you realise that even in a community where everyone knows each other, youre not as safe as you would like to believe.


The plot is not as fast moving as in the authors previous books but as Ive mentioned before, Ive come to appreciate the slower pace which gives you time to reflect on the knowledge gained so far and I firmly believe that it is this pace that gives headroom for those deepseated fears so the tension comes from as much within the reader as the words on the page far more scary!! I AM WATCHING is a serial killer dark thriller by bestselling British author Emma Kavanagh.
I have read numerus novels by this author, and always find them enjoyable reads, This was no exception but found it was a little slow at the beginning but soon picked up pace, and had my full attention,

From a distance, they seem to be sleeping, Three bodies, sitting propped up against the ancient stones of Hadrians Wall, A closer look reveals the horror of their toowhite faces, and the ring of vivid red bruises around each neck,

Isla Bell, a fifteen yearold schoolgirl had been out for a morning run onto the moor, Hadrians Wall, when she discovered four bodies, Only one of them survived, Ramsey Aiken, His brother Zach, Ben Flowers and Kitty Lane were among the dead, That day changed the small, closeknit community of Briganton forever, and it also shaped the course of Islas life,

Then a few weeks later, more bodies are found, Islas father, DS Eric Bell, brought down the killer on the wallHeath McGowannow in prison,

Twenty years later, Isla is a professor of criminal psychology at the University of Northumberland, now married to Ramsey, who still suffers from PTSD.
Isla specializes in studying the brain function of psychopaths and serial killers, Specializing in brain function and its influences in criminal behavior, Why did Heath McGowan kill those people

serial killers, removed monsters, to study their brains through MRI,

Finally, Isla has a chance to get answers, Isla convinces Heath, in prison, to take part in her research, Islas husband, Ramsey cautions her against the meeting,

But then another body is found, displayed just as before, . . and then another. But the killer on the wall is in prison A copycat

Lots of twists and red herrings to occupy the readers attention,

Many thanks to the author, Kensington Books via Netgalley for my digital copy,
The first body comes as a shock

The second brings horror

The third signals the beginning of a nightmare

When fifteenyearold Isla Bell finds three bodies propped against Hadrians Wall, her whole world falls apart.
In such a closeknit community, everyone knows the victims, and the man who did it,

Twenty years on and Isla has dedicated her life to forensic psychology studying the brains of serial killers, and even coming face to face with the convicted murderer who turned her world upside down.
She is safe after all, with him behind bars,

Then another body appears against the Wall,

And another.

As the nightmare returns and the body count rises, everyone in town is a suspect,

Who is the Killer on the Wall The Killer On The Wall is a chilling story about Isla Bell, a young girl that finds three bodies propped against Hadrian's wall.
This will have a great impact on her life, She will, later on, dedicate her life studying the brains of serial killers, in hope that one day she will find what makes a person a killer.
Then,years later a body is found propped up against the wall, and then another,

I found The Killer On The Wall the be interesting to read, There are several POV's in this book, among them are Isla, her husband who survived the first attackyears ago, and her father who caught the killer.
But, the one person I think I liked the best was Mina, a young cop that has been transferred from London to Briganton to get away from her overbearing family.
Now she faces a nightmare with a serial killer loose,

I read The Missing Hours by the same author last year and I think this book is better, This story was much more interesting and all these different characters make this story engrossing to read, The ending was perhaps not that surprising since there is just not many suspects to chose from anymore, However, I found it fitting because even though one can know a person well, can even the best of us be blind when it comes to seeing things.
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I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! Thanks to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of I Am Watching.


I was interested to read this because I love murder mysteries, especially when it involves a serial killer,

But there was something about I Am Watching that I just did not like, and I can't' quite put my finger on why exactly.


The premise wasn't bad, just not original,

Twenty years ago, a man was arrested for a spate of serial murders that shocked a small town, Twenty years later, the murders begin again,

Is the original killer dictating these new kills from behind the scenes Who is responsible

Okay, not bad, I can get on board this gravy train, I enjoy a good serial killer story just as much as the next person,

Oof, but the characters and the lack of development made it difficult to get drawn into the story,

Isla Bell is a professor of criminal psychology, astute and working on understanding why psychopaths kill,

Like real life and in fiction, she is intelligent and self aware about what she does but a total moron when it comes to her personal life.


But readers don't know her, Why did she and her husband get married Love Convenience Because they survived a tragedy together

No one is written with any depth, they're just chess pieces moving on a board and eliminated when the killer comes acalling.


This story didn't resonate because it was SOO predictable,

I called out each twist as they occurred police corruption, that the killer in prison is not who he says he is, the continual fakeouts of "It was this person! No, it wasn't.
It was this one! No Then, this dude who is standing right next to me!"

When the true identity of the murderer is revealed.
. . wow, I saw that coming a mile away,

The big twist is not a twist, It was contrived and phony, because since there is no exposition on anyone, the identity of this person came out of left field,

We know nothing about this person, his or her thoughts, why he or she did what she did, what made this person this way.


Who are any of these people What has surviving a serial killer done to a person

Who were they before the murders

I didn't care or like any of these people because I know nothing about them.
I didn't even hate them enough to like them in that way, At least give me that!

It's like the author just chose this person to shock the reader but didn't take into account that readers aren't that stupid to fall for this fakeout.
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