Hartmann: Malicious Rules
(Hartmann Thriller Series Book 1)
A gripping, heart stopping, serial killer thriller, an addictive read
Book Summary
Hartmann: Malicious Rules
Hartmann: Malicious Rules, is a gripping serial killer thriller set in London in the swinging sixties. Dr. Julian Hartmann, distressed by the recent disappearance of his 16-year-old son, leaves his hospital job and moves to London to search for him.
Meanwhile, the growing media panic about the Thames Butcher murders escalates after the police disclose that all the victims are young men and that it may be a homophobic crime.
During his search, Julian is drawn into London’s gay scene and the dark world of porn, BDSM, and illegal drugs. He will stop at nothing to find his son, but time is against him. The killer is drawing in. Will he find his son before he becomes the next victim or will the killer get there first?
What readers say about the book🧐
This book explores some dark themes and if you are uncomfortable reading about the seamier side of life then this book may not be for you. Homosexuality, drug use, and BDSM are topic examined within this story. At times, the writing is explicit in its descriptions but this adds to the authentic feels of the story. If you are open-minded enough to read something that is not your average thriller then it is likely you will find this an interesting and enjoyable read.All of this is bound up in a thriller where a serial killer is preying on vulnerable young men. All the parts of the story fit together like a well-designed jigsaw and every plot twist and turn weaves a web that supports the whole.
Teresa at My Bookish World
About the Author
Helen L Lowe
Helen L Lowe lives in a small seaside town in Hampshire, UK. She has three grown-up children and, at the time of writing, has four grandchildren. In 1967, she began her nursing training in London. It was an exciting time to be in London with the swinging sixties well underway, and it helped shape the person she is today. While bringing up a family, she was a nurse, midwife, and a piano teacher. She has been writing fiction for over thirty years in what little spare time she had available, but she never gave up the dream of writing full-time and publishing a full-length novel. Her favourites genres are thrillers, supernatural, sci-fi and historical fiction. Most of her stories have a strong medical theme and are not for the fainthearted.
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A gripping, heart stopping, serial killer thriller, an addictive read