Review by Heather Strong -- The 11.05 Murders

[Heather Strong]

[Following is a volunteer review of "The 11.05 Murders" by Brian O'Hare.]

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3 out of 4 stars

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3 out of 4 Murderous Stars

I must start by saying that I have never heard of this author. After getting about halfway through this book, I found myself asking why?? Brian O’Hare has a clever mind and has a way with his writing that keeps you interested and thinking through the entire book, which is hard to come across these days in the current writing styles. It is for sure a page turner! The only reason why I did not mark 4 stars is because I was correct in guessing the killer pretty early on in the book.

In Brian O’Hare’s defense, I am an addict to mystery and thriller stories, so I am pretty confident in my abilities to figure out mysteries such as this. Even though I figured it out early on, I was second guessing myself through the story because there are so many twists and turns that throws you through a mind-roller coaster!

The book starts off with a young female Officer, Denise, in Ireland who was promoted because she helped to bring down a “dirty cop.” In the beginning she is faced with the court proceedings for dealing with this issue, as well as settling down at her new office with her new job. As soon as she starts, there is a call about a murder. Denise must go with her supervisor to the location to investigate the crime. Once back at the office, the entire team begins to unravel clues that can possibly bring down the murderer. However, this is a skilled and devious person who is very good at covering their tracks. Denise uncovers information that no one else is able to and begins to follow leads to help aid in bringing the murderer down, but not before he/she claims more victims….

The strange thing about the murders is that they all happen on Tuesdays at precisely 11:05PM. The only reason why they know that the murders happen at this time is because the killer stops the watches of his/her victims at exactly that time. Could these murders be linked to a rape that happened many years ago? Denise believes so, even though all of the investigators are following different paths. Not only do we struggle with trying to figure out who this killer is, we have the mystery of an anonymous informant and a stalker to add into the mix to make it even more thrilling!!

I highly recommend this book and it has left me wanting to read book 1 in the series (you do not have to read book 1 to understand book 2). I also see that there is a book 3 coming out! It will be on my “to-read” list!! If you have not read any books by this author, I highly recommend you do. Brian O'Hare has a way of captivating you right from the beginning and keeps you interested the whole way through!

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[Izesicle]

I love that your rating was three out of four murderous stars. I guessed the killer pretty early in the book as well. I rated it two out of four stars.