Nails

by K.J. Sargeant

Jessie Clarke is about to find herself in the closest place to hell, at the mercy of a sadistic killer. Her disappearance triggers a police investigation which reaches back decades as the team of detectives are joined by Amanda Kaidy, a powerful clairvoyant. Can the team get to Jessie before the torture and abuse becomes too much to survive? What other gruesome discoveries will they make along the way? Nails is a brutal, unflinching mix of paranormal thriller and serial killer horror that will have you gripped from the start.

185 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2021

Reviews

[Katy The Sleepy Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jessie Clarke has gone missing. She was supposed to be meeting a blind date. Unfortunately, she met a sadistic killer instead. After her disappearance the police partner with a powerful clairvoyant, Amanda Kaidy, in the hopes of finding her alive. The police also discover this has happened before, going back decades. Can they connect the years, find the killer and rescue the girl, before it's too late?

This story was a little hard for me to follow. It could be just me; I had a little bit of a hard time keeping the story line and the characters straight, but I really enjoyed the basis of the story though and that's what kept me reading. The story is suspenseful, shocking, gruesome and yet I couldn't stop reading it. I really enjoyed the story despite the macabre subject matter. I am looking forward to more from this author.

[Rachel M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great quick read, following serial killer and his kidnapped victim through a police investigation trying to find tortured victim before it’s too late.

[DA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two years this book sat on my shelf. I hesitated to read it because I saw somewhere it was a sequel to the author's first book. And it kind of is, but it's a complete stand alone story with just a few mentions of things that happened in the previous book.
Most of the chapters are short which made it a really fast paced story. There's brutal imagery, but nothing overly gory if that makes sense. There's a little bit of the supernatural to the story, but it's not the main focus, more of an enhancement to a good old fashioned serial killer story. Really enjoyed it and now I have to read the previous book.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nails by K J Sargeant
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TW: sexual assault and graphic details of violence.

Once again K J Sargeant has surprised me. This story is a brilliantly creepy horror which takes no prisoners. Detailing scenes of blood and gore with a deplorable villain Nails is perfectly horrific.

Characters from his first novel Grace and Maddox are re-visisted with a new mystery to solve, the kidnapping of the young and beautiful Jessie. Entering a psychic who can sense ghosts, Detective Grace find herself in a race against time to save Jessie and capture an atrocious beast of a man.

This story does not disappoint and this author uses his knack for metaphors to brilliantly describe each scene. Missing limbs, rotten corpses, and the smell of death strong enough to curdle dairy is just a small potion of the gruesome sights this book with give you.

This one is certainly the one to grab if you're a lover of Stephen King and other fantastic thriller authors.

You can read my full review on my blog.

[Kat M · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a Great concept for a horror novel and had great thriller elements. The characters were what I was hoping for and were written really well. I was invested in what was going on. K. J. Sargeant wrote this well and I'm glad I got to read this.

I received a free copy of this book via Red Cape Reviews and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

The chapters switch between Fenton and Grace as it becomes a race to rescue the victims. The story is suspenseful.


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