On the Count of Three by Carolyn Arnold

My Rating: 5 Stars



Date Finished: 23/12/18



Date Published: 4/12/18







Synopsis from Goodreads: 


 And they thought prison was hell… 

When a woman’s disappearance ticks off all the same boxes as two unsolved murders, Miami homicide detective Kelly Marsh is convinced there’s about to be a third. If she’s right and the killer sticks to their previous MO, she only has three days before Jenna Kelter’s decapitated head will show up somewhere in the city. With no time to waste, Kelly reaches out to the one person she knows can help: her former mentor and family friend Jack Harper, who just happens to lead a team with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. 

BAU special agent and profiler Brandon Fisher easily sees the similarities between Detective Marsh’s missing person case and the two cold cases: all three victims served time for DUI vehicular homicide and disappeared three days after being released from prison. But is that enough to assume Kelter has been abducted by a serial killer? Brandon’s not so sure and fears his boss may have let his personal connection to Marsh cloud his judgment. Surely there isn’t any other explanation for why they jumped into an investigation less than twenty-four hours after Kelter was reported missing. Then again, maybe Brandon is letting his own differences with the detective affect his perspective. He’ll need to move past it, though—and quickly. 

After all, this killer has evaded capture for the past six years, and they may be looking at a lot more victims than originally suspected. This serial killer is calling the shots and pulling them into a macabre game of cat and mouse. While the team has no choice but to play, if they don’t make the right moves, one of them may not make it out of Miami alive.

My Review: 

Reviewing books has recently taken a back seat in my life and I hate it. I love reading and I have really struggled to find the time for it recently. I don't do New Year resolutions but it is a good way to start something fresh and make changes in your life. My New Year's resolution is definitely going to be to find more time for myself and the things I love; one of them being reading and reviewing books. I can only apologise to the many individuals who have contacted me over the last six months and I haven't gotten around to their reviews yet. I promise you are not forgotten about. 

So onto the actual review. Arnold is a brilliant writer and I enjoy everything she writes. I have read a few of her Brandon Fisher series and a few of her Madison Knight series. Arnold has also started a more recent series which involves the character Matthew Conor. Every single one I have read has been a five star read and this book is no exception. A lot of hard work has gone into these books and the story lines are just so good. 

Arnold is very good at her detail and has you engrossed in the story line from start to finish. Although there are a large range of crime/thriller writers out there, Arnold should be one of your top go to books if not already. She should definitely be up there with some of the top writers. I also enjoy how there is always plenty of involvement with the characters in her books. Although Brandon Fisher is the main character of this series, we also get plenty of dialogue from the other characters and how their back stories intertwine with one another. This book in particular brought about quite in that aspect for our main character Brandon with it's setting in Miami. 

Arnold's book can all be read as stand alones which is also another great factor of all of her series. I haven't read all of the books in any of the series but I know when I start any of the books that that will not be an issue. Even though is book seven in the series, Arnold has consistently made each one just as great. I really enjoyed the story line around the serial killer in this book and the psychology with it. 

Overall, Arnold has delivered yet another great book in her Brandon Fisher series. I really hope she will keep it going. Also a big thank you to Hibert and Stiles Publishing for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. It is always appreciated! 

Happy reading :)