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When
Lily Dietz, an ambitious yet short-tempered Asian-American NYC
homicide detective, and longtime partner John Fremont begin to
work a unique but gruesome murder case, cryptic clues in the
evidence start to link with Lily’s dark and troubling past—one
deeply imprinted with many psychological and emotional
issues.
Borderline manic-depressive and a self-destructive alcoholic, Lily is strikingly beautiful and spoiled by her younger brother, CJ, a NBA All-Star basketball Knicks player, due to guilt uprooting from their own family history; separations of heart-wrenching losses and disappointments. The hunt for the killer escalates when the detectives discover more than one murder. Someone with cruel and twisted intentions motivated by a taste for sophistication yet also depravity is targeting and brutally mutilating Asian-American women. And somehow, the murderer knows Lily far too well. |
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Soon
the game of cat-and-mouse becomes a thrilling chase from beginning
to end, where Lily’s reality and the people in it begin to doubt
her, not only as a detective but as a person. Who will be able to
save this damaged soul? Or who will be the one to destroy it
?
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A woman's body has been
found in the park, mutilated, wrapped in a rug. It is Lily's case.
She and her partner John are working on this very disturbing case. Is
there a serial killer on sight?
Lily works for the police
department her entire life. Solving murders is her priority in life
and often comes before anything else. Her best friend is a dog named
Cuffs and sometimes it seems that the German Shepherd is the only
friend she has. From the very first page we can see her relationship
with her brother CJ, who plays basketball for the NBA. That
relationship is the strongest she has, her brother and his daughter
are the only family she has chosen to have. Her love life is a mess,
she even involves herself into a sexual relationship with her partner
John, knowing that he is married and his wife is her friend and a
colleague. No saint at all, Lily is devoted to her work, and this case
triggers something familiar, something deeply hidden in the past.
Almost in the same time
with finding the first body, we meet the killer. Too soon, according
to me. Page after page, we can get into his mind and see how he
chooses his victims and what is his final goal. We can see his
obsessions and be there when he hurts and kills his victims. They all
have one thing in common.
The murder cases are
solid and creepy enough, and the main character is a real anti-hero.
What bothers me, is the pace of the story. Sometimes goes too fast,
sometimes too slow. Sometimes is very detailed, sometimes is skipping
months. Also, the killer is introduced very early in the story, the
purpose of his murders is revealed too soon, not at the end. But I
must say that the end did surprise me. I wasn't expecting that kind
of outcome. There is a big plus for the surprise effect, but still
not sure how I feel for that kind of ending.
Overall, The Fisherman's
Lily is an adrenaline rushed thriller. The characters are
Asian-American, but you won't see much of the Asian-American culture.
There are moments when your blood freezes in your veins, and others
that make you literally burst into tears. The whole story brings
mixed emotions. It is an interesting story with serial killer vs. detective and definitely deserves a try.
My opinion: 3,5 / 5.
Buy "Fisherman's Lily on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
this sounds fab
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