This book is the Best in Thrillers winner of 2018 Book Talk Radio Club Awards.  While this book definitely fits the thriller genre it has a nice benefit of not being gruesome.  I would easily share this with a mature YA reader.

Another benefit is that this book is a standalone and has a complete ending.  It was nice to have closure.

While it takes a little while to get the flow of the book and the transfers in time, as well as characters, each of these things are essential to understanding the story.  In addition, the author gives you a glimpse into the mind of the killer which helps adds to the intense nature of the story as well as the intrigue of following the plot.

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SUMMARY

This psychopath doesn’t care if you’re dead before you’re buried! Can a twisted killer be stopped or will they strike again?

Brooke Adams has had a troubled past but is now a confident young woman with a close-knit group of friends who have become her family. When a weekend getaway ends with a bloody, savage attack that leaves her near death on the beach, she is determined not to let the traumatic experience define her.

Recovering in hospital she is approached by retired cop turned PI Rod Morgan and Brooke is shocked to learn a striking similarity between her attack and a series of killings stretching back 35 years. Will Brooke piece together the unsolved beach murders and reclaim her future, or will a clever killer put more victims six feet under the dunes?

Blood Ribbon is a tightly-woven standalone thriller. If you like dark mysteries, chilling suspense, and survivors battling incredible odds, then you’ll love this gripping page-turner.