Eeny Meeny – M.J. Arlidge
Two people wake up trapped in a place from which there is no escape. They have no food and no water, and beside them lies a gun loaded with a single bullet. A phone message explains the terrible choice: only one of them can survive, and only by killing the other.
Eeny Meeny, the first novel in M. J. Arlidge’s Detective Inspector Helen Grace series, follows the hunt for a sadistic killer who abducts victims in pairs, often people close to each other, and forces them into this deadly game. When the first survivor emerges, traumatized and accused by her own conscience, Helen and her team at Southampton Central police station realize they are dealing with a serial offender whose methods are as psychologically cruel as they are violent.
Helen is a tough, brilliant and fiercely private detective with dark secrets of her own and an unconventional way of coping with stress. As more victims are taken, the pressure on her mounts, from her superiors, from a relentless crime reporter and from within her own team. She begins to suspect that the killings may be connected to her, and that the killer’s ultimate target may be her.
Arlidge, who worked in television drama, writes with short chapters and a fast pace that keep the tension high, moving between the investigation and the experiences of the victims.
Gripping and dark, Eeny Meeny is a compelling start to the series for fans of crime thrillers and police procedurals. It contains graphic violence, psychological cruelty and disturbing themes, including self-harm, that some readers may find upsetting.
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