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madmagazines t1_jeezhxw wrote

Reply to comment by lilac_mascara in What crime / thriller book has the most frustrating ending in your opinion? by FormerFruit

Literally. The whole Brushwick (whatever his name was) reveal was a fever dream and didn’t really feel like something that would actually happen. I don’t really see how this 10yo helped lure all these victims that were like 17 and help dispose of their bodies. Would have worked better if he was closer in age to the victims like the case it was based on.

I’m not sure I’m ready for the third book now you say it aha, is the serial killer in book 3 also an awkward pastiche for a real life case?

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lilac_mascara t1_jef2p4h wrote

Actually I can see how a 10yo could lure in the victims (i don't really remember the specifics of it in the book anymore so i could be wrong with how I'm picturing it now), helping dispose of the bodies is far fetched tough I'll admit.

The serial killer in the third book has the same mo as the duct tape killer. I can't vent my frustration with that whole storyline properly without spoiling the entire book, but it gets so far fetched it made the second book look realistic

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