Instincts by Catherine Haworth

Release: September 17th 2021
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Crime Publishing Network
Source: Zooloos Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Crime Publishing Network

They say the devil’s in the details… And I say, I most certainly am.

After a near miss with a serial killer on a night out with her best friend Holly, Fae Wright found herself with a starring role in Holly’s subsequent bestselling memoir.

Now the Metropolitan Police has unexpectedly hired Fae to help solve the unsolvable. A string of murders across England are linked but what is the common thread?

With bodies piling up and constantly more questions than answers, Fae strives to connect the dots. Holly wrote all about Fae’s psychic instincts, so maybe she really does have the best chance of catching the killer.

But someone is watching Fae very closely, and there may be more to this than Fae could ever have imagined…

About the Author:

Catherine Haworth is a qualified solicitor but has always dreamed of being an author.

After completing her Law courses in Manchester, Catherine studied English Literature before then going on to qualify as a solicitor. Although she specialises in Intellectual Property Law, she has always maintained an interest in the criminal which has seeped into her fiction writing. She has lived in multiple places around England but has settled in Derbyshire where she lives with her husband.

You can connect with her on Twitter and Instagram

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Instincts Review:

“Instincts” is a well-written crime fiction novel with an interesting main character, and I enjoyed reading this one.

The author wrote most of the characters realistically. I enjoyed the dynamics between Fae, Holly, and Ymogen. Moreover, this is one of the rare books where I liked the supporting characters like Ymogen and Marsden more than the main character. I loved Marsden’s personality and how he focuses on finding the killer and doesn’t let his personal feelings get in the way. Fae also has nuances that I felt the author portrayed nicely, especially when Fae wonders if she can live up to people’s expectations to solve the murder after reading Holly’s books. I was curious to see how she would be able to profile the killer from scratch.

Moreover, I enjoyed how the author switched perspectives and also gave the killer their dialogues. I loved the paragraphs where we see what the killer is thinking and plan their next move. The author also connects creatively with the killer when someone from Fae’s past gets on the killer’s target list.

However, while I enjoyed the story, I wondered if this book is part of a series that I might have been catching up on? I often felt a previous book to Holly and Fae’s storyline and few references that I could not comprehend. Also, there were moments where I disagreed with Fae’s thought process. In one scene, she seems glad that there are more murders because that would help her catch the killer faster. Such parts made me hard to like her.

Overall, “Instincts ” is an intriguing crime fiction novel because of the characters and worth checking out.