The Tower by J.J. Richards

A twisted vigilante who believes in killing for kindness makes The Tower by J.J. Richards an unsettling but highly entertaining thriller, and another stellar installment of the DCI Walker Crime Thrillers series. When a cryptic message is found beside an apparently suicidal clown at the base of Blackpool’s legendary landmark, DCIs Walker and Briggs are brought in to assist on the beguiling case. As the investigators pull back the curtain on a circus of suspects, the self-righteous villain is already plotting his next burst of deadly theatrics that will shake this British seaside town to its core. Drawing readers into the nuanced hunt for a clever killer, with creative antagonists who evoke a similarly eerie sense of danger as The Purge, this latest police procedural from Richards delivers once again, supported by richly conceived protagonists, believable language, and an engrossing narrative pace that puts urgency on every page.