Definitely a dark and twisty thriller — beware if you’re afraid of spiders!
Ellie Isles runs a true crime network that is focused on discovering the identity of a serial killer known as the Spider. He kills his female victims using poisonous spiders. She begins an intense investigation when one of the victims is found to be her exact double. While doing a deep dive into the backgrounds of the victims, she begins o connect with memories of her past. In addition, several people in her current life now, including her therapist and her neighbor, may also have ties to what happened to her as a child.
There is a lot going on in this book and it can get confusing with all the twin sets and relationships. Definitely difficult to figure out who are the good people and who are the bad, and why. This gets pretty scary with the truths coming to light and the magnitude of all that happened to the children. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and quite a bit of unexplained events that leaves a lot of unanswered questions by the end. But, it’s still quite shocking and intense. The perspective of the killer and also the time jump to before times give some insight. The conclusion seemed a bit rushed and left me a little disappointed because I always want to know a lot more about the why of these disturbed minds.
I was able to listen to the audiobook while also following along in the e-book ARC, both provided by the publishers. The narrators, Wayne Mitchell, Xe Sands, and Vanessa Moyen were a mixed bag for me. I don’t know who did which female voice, but I don’t care for a deep, gravelly female voice and it sounded wrong for Ellie. Sometimes the male voice doing a particular character was growly. I appreciate that there were both male and female cast members for the production.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - serial killer thriller, murder, spiders, twins, experiments, child abuse
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