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Profile K by Helen Fields

Book Review

Midnight Jones works for a biotech company called Netco which deals with HR profiling as a data analyst. Whilst processing a test application the system malfunctions and produces a Profile K. But listening to her gut Midnight Jones knows something is not quite right.  Midnight Jones is her twin sister’s full-time guardian and needs to keep her wits about her with a killer on the loose. As another body is found Midnight Jone’s life turns into a game of cat and mouse.

I have championed Helen Fields’ work since her first release. Perfect Remains has always been the book I say is the goriest I have read, until now. Profile K is a ten on the scale of gory and it makes Perfect Remains look like a solid five. I don’t know if it is because of the way the world is today but my soul struggles with the gory. Before it would seem like a never happening type scenario but in today’s world that isn’t the case. I don’t recall ever crying reading a Helen Fields book but I did during of the murder scenes with Profile K. This book is for the lovers of tough, gritty and horrific crime fiction scenes. 

I liked Midnight Jones as a character. I didn’t agree with all her choices and I was screaming at her in my head but I also had to appreciate that she wouldn’t have been in her right mind at times, given the scale of events. I loved her bond with Dawn, it was really beautiful and I can appreciate and relate to how hard it is to be responsible for another adult. In Midnight’s case one with limited communication. 

I didn’t understand the outcome with Det Ruskin, it was the only wrap-up that didn’t fit what we knew about him. I was disappointed in the choice with him.

There were times when I thought I couldn’t read on. But then I know and trust the process with Helen. You are in safe hands and I knew I would leave the book satisfied and I did. Also having a character from a previous series pop up in the book, made me feel safe. 

I learned a lot about a terrible condition that I didn’t even know existed and it made me want to puke. 

Overall, I had quite the time with the book. I read it in one evening. I felt a huge array of emotions and in the end, I felt the need to call my therapist for an emergency session. The book will make you aware of your surroundings and have you triple-check you locked the door. You may even sleep with the light on for quite a few days.

I highly recommend it to die-hard crime fiction fans. 

An utterly brutal belter of a read!

Thank you to Avon Books for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.

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