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Tattoo
Within the city of Bristol, a man is targeting beautiful young women and murdering them in the most brutal way: he is torturing them, and then cutting off their heads. Seven days later he disposes of the bodies, leaving the police with only one clue as to his identity: a tattoo.
In desperation, Detective Sean Bocksham and Dr Robin Sails enlist the help of Sutton Mills to find Andrea, the killer’s latest victim and Robin’s sister.
Tall, dark and handsome, Sutton Mills is not a detective, a private eye, or a vigilante. When the police can do no more, when there is no one else to turn to, then people go to Sutton. He is a lover of puzzles and a diligent student of Art; a man living off the grid; a man with an uncanny ability to find things.
Calling on all his resources, Sutton must chase this cunning and intelligent psychopath through the streets of Bristol and find Andrea…before her time runs out.
In desperation, Detective Sean Bocksham and Dr Robin Sails enlist the help of Sutton Mills to find Andrea, the killer’s latest victim and Robin’s sister.
Tall, dark and handsome, Sutton Mills is not a detective, a private eye, or a vigilante. When the police can do no more, when there is no one else to turn to, then people go to Sutton. He is a lover of puzzles and a diligent student of Art; a man living off the grid; a man with an uncanny ability to find things.
Calling on all his resources, Sutton must chase this cunning and intelligent psychopath through the streets of Bristol and find Andrea…before her time runs out.
- GenresThriller
316 pages, ebook
Published November 21, 2015
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July 29, 2019
Who is Guy? What does he do for a living? Who is Andrea? What about her has caught Guy's attention? Who is Helen? Who was Suan? Who are Robin and Sean? Why are they at a Museum to see a woman called Maura? Why does she take them to see Sutton? What is the oddity about Sutton that makes him tick? For the longest time, maybe the first 1/4-1/3 of the book, I struggled to get into the story. But, as I continued to read, I did find myself unable to put the book down. It screamed psychological thriller/mystery to me. If you like that style of writing, pick this story up!
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RECEIVED THIS BOOK AS A GIFT FOR A FAIR/HONEST REVIEW and REVIEWER FOR Bloggin' With M. Brennan.
March 8, 2018
Disturbing, imaginative, enthralling, and well-written, this is a great opener to a series which I'm now looking forward to reading.
With a main character who is interesting, complex, and really well-developed and a tight plot-line, this is a book that got me from the beginning and surely will have the same effect in any fan of dark thrillers.
Recommended.
I received this book for free and voluntarily reviewed.
With a main character who is interesting, complex, and really well-developed and a tight plot-line, this is a book that got me from the beginning and surely will have the same effect in any fan of dark thrillers.
Recommended.
I received this book for free and voluntarily reviewed.
January 13, 2020
Liked:. The grisly murders, because they are what moved the story along.
Disliked: the grisly murders, because they are very disturbing. I had no idea these kinds of acts could have happened. Also, the descriptions of Sutton's weaknesses and failures were enlightening. And lastly, Sutton doesn't get the girl, more's the pity.
Disliked: the grisly murders, because they are very disturbing. I had no idea these kinds of acts could have happened. Also, the descriptions of Sutton's weaknesses and failures were enlightening. And lastly, Sutton doesn't get the girl, more's the pity.
August 27, 2021
I really liked this one. Book one in a new series. A unique protagonist along with a colorful cast of supporting characters. Riveting plot with plenty of suspense along with several unexpected twists. I'm going to download the second book in this series and check out author J.G. Alva for any other works. Five stars this one is a winner. Check it out.
July 27, 2019
Intense
Creepy scary psychological thriller that gave me nightmares. The killer leads the people hunting him on a path from one murder to another until they finally figure out his clues. Great read!
Creepy scary psychological thriller that gave me nightmares. The killer leads the people hunting him on a path from one murder to another until they finally figure out his clues. Great read!
July 22, 2019
Great read. Captivating until the end.
Great read! Captivating until the end. Liked interaction with main characters. Looking forward to reading more books in the series.
Great read! Captivating until the end. Liked interaction with main characters. Looking forward to reading more books in the series.
October 24, 2020
Not bad- interesting characters.
May 21, 2016
Tattoo 36
Author – JG Alva
Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Crime
320 Pages @ Amazon
Rating - four stars out of five Posted 5/21/2016
Tattoo contains some cursing plus torture scenes, necrophilia, and grisly, gory acts of murder.
My impressions: borders on horror, intense, frightening, gruesome, imaginative, well written.
Sutton Mills is the main character, a mysterious enigma who has a knack for locating missing people.
Dr. Robin Sails is a psychotherapist whose sister is abducted, presumably by the Head Hunter.
A serial killer nicknamed The Head Hunter is leaving decapitated, tortured bodies of young women around Bristol, England. Clues from the killer are provided in the form of tattoos inked on the arms of the corpses.
Sutton agrees to search for Dr. Sails abducted sister. Of course, she insists on tagging along and gets in his way at every turn.
As Sutton runs down leads, he is followed then attacked. Then some of the people he contacted and interviewed suddenly disappear. Working with policeman Sean Bocksham gives Sutton access to information he otherwise wouldn't be privy to. The overriding question of the story is whether Sutton will find Robin's sister before she loses her head.
Editing is fair to good; the author consistently uses passed in place of past, a minor easily fixed error if he'd check a dictionary.
Character development is thorough and above average. Details are abundant and the plot, while gruesome and horrifying, is excellent and well thought out.
Several questions that arise are left unanswered. Near the end Sean questioned why he wasn't alerted of a need for police intervention. Robin had supposedly been calling him frequently, but no explanation was given for the discrepancy.
For readers who aren't turned off by the abundant violence and perversion, I recommend Tattoo for an intense, scary read.
This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
Vigilant Reader Book Reviews.
Author – JG Alva
Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Crime
320 Pages @ Amazon
Rating - four stars out of five Posted 5/21/2016
Tattoo contains some cursing plus torture scenes, necrophilia, and grisly, gory acts of murder.
My impressions: borders on horror, intense, frightening, gruesome, imaginative, well written.
Sutton Mills is the main character, a mysterious enigma who has a knack for locating missing people.
Dr. Robin Sails is a psychotherapist whose sister is abducted, presumably by the Head Hunter.
A serial killer nicknamed The Head Hunter is leaving decapitated, tortured bodies of young women around Bristol, England. Clues from the killer are provided in the form of tattoos inked on the arms of the corpses.
Sutton agrees to search for Dr. Sails abducted sister. Of course, she insists on tagging along and gets in his way at every turn.
As Sutton runs down leads, he is followed then attacked. Then some of the people he contacted and interviewed suddenly disappear. Working with policeman Sean Bocksham gives Sutton access to information he otherwise wouldn't be privy to. The overriding question of the story is whether Sutton will find Robin's sister before she loses her head.
Editing is fair to good; the author consistently uses passed in place of past, a minor easily fixed error if he'd check a dictionary.
Character development is thorough and above average. Details are abundant and the plot, while gruesome and horrifying, is excellent and well thought out.
Several questions that arise are left unanswered. Near the end Sean questioned why he wasn't alerted of a need for police intervention. Robin had supposedly been calling him frequently, but no explanation was given for the discrepancy.
For readers who aren't turned off by the abundant violence and perversion, I recommend Tattoo for an intense, scary read.
This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
Vigilant Reader Book Reviews.
August 24, 2021
This was a very well plotted and developed novel. A serial killer is abusing, torturing, and dismembering young women. The protagonist is attempting to find him so that he can locate a young woman who had been taken before she is killed. It is also a study in psychosis and self control. However the novel is extremely graphic and anyone who cannot take that kind of explicitness should think twice before attempting to read this one, good as it is. Thanks to the author for an ARC for an honest review. I will read more of the series.
July 11, 2020
I have read many many brilliant books, but this is the first time I have read one so gritty that it made me feel sick but I just couldn't stop reading, that's how good it is, it messes with your head.
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