The Soho Killer by B.L. Pearce
The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Soho. DCI Rob Miller, who’d thought he’d seen it all, is shocked by the violent death.
The victim, dressed in a leather bondage outfit, has whip marks on his back and a ball-gag in his mouth. It looks like he’s been raped and strangled, but whether it was autoerotic or murder, that remains to be seen.
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Just when Rob’s team is making headway with the investigation, another man is found dead, killed in the same fashion as the first victim. This turns their theory on its head and they are forced to release their suspect and go back to the drawing board. When a third man is murdered, it’s clear someone is sending a message. Criminal profiler Tony Sanderson, a long-standing friend of Rob’s, is called in to consult on the case. Together, they must unravel the killings that have left the local community reeling and bring an increasingly depraved serial killer to justice.
My Review
The Soho Killer is the sixth in the series featuring DCI Rob Miller. I haven’t read any of the others, but I still managed to follow everything that was happening. We are fed information along the way about the previous novels, like the murder of one of his colleagues, human trafficking and a killer in prison.
Rob is married to Jo and they have a 10-month old son called Jack. Jo has returned to work at MI5, albeit a desk job. They share the parenting of Jack where possible with the help of Tanya, who was their babysitter and is now the nanny. They also have a dog called Trigger.
Rob is a seasoned detective, in charge of his team. He’s been involved in many murder cases, but this one is something else. A middle-aged man, dressed in a leather bondage outfit, is found in Soho, with whip marks on his back and a ball-gag in his mouth. He’s been bound, raped and strangled, but whether the cause of death is autoerotic or murder remains to be seen.
There doesn’t seem to be a motive for the killing and the victim’s husband of many years swears that neither of them were into sadomasochism or bondage. But then another body turns up, killed in a very similar manner, yet seemingly unconnected and the team needs to start looking again.
When a third body is discovered, dressed in bondage gear and killed in the same way, it’s obvious a pattern is emerging. So Rob brings in long-term friend, criminal profiler Tony Sanderson to try and help build a picture of the killer.
Not for the faint-hearted, The Soho Killer is pretty grisly in parts and the killings are gruesome and graphic. Just the sort of thing I love! And boy what a twist at the end. I’d never have guessed.
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About the Author
Biba Pearce is a British crime writer and author of the DCI Rob Miller series. Biba grew up in post-apartheid Southern Africa. As a child, she lived on the wild eastern coast and explored the sub-tropical forests and surfed in shark-infested waters. Now a full-time writer with more than twenty-five novels under her belt, Biba lives in leafy Surrey and when she isn’t writing, can be found walking through the countryside or kayaking on the river Thames.
Website www.bibapearce.com
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