Evie is a gym receptionist dealing every day with rude, priviledged people, starting with her own boss and ending up with the residents of the building where the fancy gym is situated. Plus, she is bored to tears and when she feels that it is just too much - almost every day - she doodles the nasties characters of the day.
The relative boredom of her everyday life is shaked as just on her birthday, one gym afficionado dies during his training. Then, another one, followed by another. The body pilled up and in shock, she realized that the corpses belong to people doodled in her notebook. That meanwhile disappeared. Who gonna be next? Could she be the next victim? And how Evie can escape being accused of murder? Can she solve the crimes before it is too late?
Killer Bodies by Glasgow-based Dutch crime wruter Heleen Kist follows the classical pattern of a locked room thriller, but besides the twists and hints, it is written with an outstanding humour rare for this literary genre. Both the story, its action and the characters are unforgettable and once you start reading, you can hardly busy yourself with anything else except wainting until the end to figure out the solution. I tried, but the hints rather confused me and took me on the wrong pathway therefore I ended up just following the assigned outcome by the author.
I also liked the surroundings, situated the very modern and hip Edinburgh, which makes the book relatable and appealing to a middle-class young audience.
Killer Bodies was inspired, according to the author´s own words, by her ´hatred of exercise´. Hates rarely leads to a good outcome, except in this case. This book should not be missed if you love a contemporary-set locked room thriller but especially if you belive in the thrilling power of the good humour.
Rating: 4.5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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