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The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

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  • Author：Nadine Matheson
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Summary

"A heart-pounding roller coaster ride。"--Tami Hoag， #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boy

A serial killer and his copycat are locked in a violent game of cat and mouse。 Can DI Anjelica Henley stop them before it's too late？

On the day she returns to active duty with the Serial Crimes Unit， Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is called to a crime scene。 Dismembered body parts from two victims have been found by the river。

The modus operandi bears a striking resemblance to Peter Olivier， the notorious Jigsaw Killer， who has spent the past two years behind bars。 When he learns that someone is co-opting his grisly signature--the arrangement of victims' limbs in puzzle-piece shapes--he decides to take matters into his own hands。

As the body count rises， DI Anjelica Henley is faced with an unspeakable new threat。 Can she apprehend the copycat killer before Olivier finds a way to get to him first？ Or will she herself become the next victim？

Drawing on her experience as a criminal attorney， debut novelist Nadine Matheson delivers the page-turning crime novel of the year。 Taut， vivid and addictively sinister， The Jigsaw Man will leave you breathless until the very last page。

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Reviews

Maggie Tokuda-Hall ，

I love a grisly serial killer novel and this one does the trick。 I know that Henley wouldn't be my friend but that doesn't mean I don't want her to be my friend。 I love a grisly serial killer novel and this one does the trick。 I know that Henley wouldn't be my friend but that doesn't mean I don't want her to be my friend。 。。。more

Megan Tristao ，

This was a solid procedural mystery/thriller。 Set in London， it follows a Black detective， who is recently back in the field after a not-yet-disclosed traumatic experience， and her trainee partner as they hunt for a copycat serial killer。 I enjoyed the intra-team dynamics in this book more than I usually do in crime novels。 （Usually I'm more along the lines of: I don't care about your relationships with your colleagues， give me the mystery！） I do think there are some things to be said about how This was a solid procedural mystery/thriller。 Set in London， it follows a Black detective， who is recently back in the field after a not-yet-disclosed traumatic experience， and her trainee partner as they hunt for a copycat serial killer。 I enjoyed the intra-team dynamics in this book more than I usually do in crime novels。 （Usually I'm more along the lines of: I don't care about your relationships with your colleagues， give me the mystery！） I do think there are some things to be said about how women characters are used in this story to enable/justify/excuse awful decisions by male characters 。。。 but I've found most books in the mystery/thriller genre can offend my feminist sensibilities so I digress。 ;）One thing that I found *very* interesting as a U。S。-based reader was that there were NO GUNS in this book。 Again: NO GUNS！ So U。K。 I honestly felt like I was reading an alternate-reality sci-fi novel at times。 How would this investigation have differed if everyone had guns？！ The detective even put a "stab vest" on at one point。 I was definitely intrigued by this gun-free world of crime。 。。。more

Nicolene ，

Love love loved it！！！ Honestly its been a while since I read a good thriller and this one is up there with the likes of Val McDermid and Chris Carter。。。 cannot wait to read her next book 😀

Ann ，

Looking forward to reading stories more of Henley and her team。

Jo Wellard ，

As body parts begin to wash up along the banks of the River Thames D。I Henley thinks the killer could be a copycat killer of The Jigsaw Man。。。。who she helped convict of seven murders。 He is currently serving seven life sentences in a high security prison。As more bodies are found and links are discovered to the Jigsaw Man， Henley begins to wonder if the killer is working for him。 Then he escapes。。。。。A fast paced， gripping and gruesome crime thriller。I can’t believe that this is the authors first As body parts begin to wash up along the banks of the River Thames D。I Henley thinks the killer could be a copycat killer of The Jigsaw Man。。。。who she helped convict of seven murders。 He is currently serving seven life sentences in a high security prison。As more bodies are found and links are discovered to the Jigsaw Man， Henley begins to wonder if the killer is working for him。 Then he escapes。。。。。A fast paced， gripping and gruesome crime thriller。I can’t believe that this is the authors first novel。 For me it’s up there with James Patterson and Harlan Coben。This would be a great detective series and would love to read more about D。I Henley 。。。more

Clare Richards ，

Really loved this book。 The characters are really engaging， the story line is fast paced and keeps you wanting more。 Thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend。 I cant wait to read it again

Robin ，

What a good， twisty debut thriller。 Matheson struck an excellent balance between procedural and suspense， and I'm looking forward to what's next for DI Anjelica Henley。 What a good， twisty debut thriller。 Matheson struck an excellent balance between procedural and suspense， and I'm looking forward to what's next for DI Anjelica Henley。 。。。more

Jenn Locke ，

3。5 🌟

Torrie Tovar ，

If this book isn't Goodreads thriller of the year I'm going to be mad。 This book is bruuutaaall。 If you aren't into graphic thrillers then you probably shouldn't read this。 It reminds me of The Alienist in terms of how graphic it was。 I seriously did not want to put this down。 It just gives you one blow after another。 It is a crime thriller so there aren't a lot of twist or psychological stuff going on。 But there are multiple serial killers and they are into dismemberment。 There are a lot of con If this book isn't Goodreads thriller of the year I'm going to be mad。 This book is bruuutaaall。 If you aren't into graphic thrillers then you probably shouldn't read this。 It reminds me of The Alienist in terms of how graphic it was。 I seriously did not want to put this down。 It just gives you one blow after another。 It is a crime thriller so there aren't a lot of twist or psychological stuff going on。 But there are multiple serial killers and they are into dismemberment。 There are a lot of content warnings with this one。 Rape， marital Affairs， graphic murders， racism， and I am sure there are more。 But if you like these kinds of crime books then you'll love this one！ I flew through it and I cannot wait for more。 Seriously， this book is probably my top thriller of the year so far。 This is the thriller I have been looking for！ 。。。more

Arlene ，

4。5 stars I absolutely loved this and I can’t wait for the next in the series。 It’s gory and raw， suspenseful and thrilling。。。 I was late to work reading the ending this morning。

Luanne Ollivier ，

Nadine Matheson's debut crime novel is The Jigsaw Man。 That perfectly creepy cover hints at what's hiding inside。。。Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is just back to active duty after surviving an attack from serial killer Peter Olivier。 He's behind bars in a maximum security prison。 But the case she's called to seems to mimic his crimes - the dismembering of his victims。 The brand he left on his victims is there as well。 Does he have an acolyte on the outside？ A copycat？What a great lead chara Nadine Matheson's debut crime novel is The Jigsaw Man。 That perfectly creepy cover hints at what's hiding inside。。。Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is just back to active duty after surviving an attack from serial killer Peter Olivier。 He's behind bars in a maximum security prison。 But the case she's called to seems to mimic his crimes - the dismembering of his victims。 The brand he left on his victims is there as well。 Does he have an acolyte on the outside？ A copycat？What a great lead character Matheson has created。 I liked Anjelica from the get go。 She's highly intelligent， driven， respected， but flawed as well。 Although the physical wounds from Olivier's attack have healed， she's still emotionally scarred and her personal life is a bit of a mess。 Matheson has also built a solid cast of supporting players in the Serial Crimes Unit。 I was quite drawn to trainee DC Salim Ramouter。 And I heartily disliked Anjelica's husband and mother in law。In the beginning I thought this was a second book for this crew， but it was indeed the first。 Matheson does a great job building the characters， their history and their relationships in such a way that they all felt quite established already。 They're a crew that work the dark cases。The plot isn't straight forward， taking a number of turns that kept me guessing。 There are quite a few suspects， victims and aliases， so listen carefully to keep track of everyone。 The police procedures hit all the right notes and are believable。 My pet peeve is convenient clues that are dropped in a protagonist's lap。 Not the case in The Jigsaw Man - Henley and her team have to work to put the pieces together。 （Yeah， that one was on purpose！）I chose to listen to The Jigsaw Man。 The reader was Davine Henry。 She has a lovely gravely， touched by honey tone to her voice。 Her speaking timbre is low， easily drawing the listener into the book。 Her British accent is easy to understand， she enunciates well and her speaking pace is measured。 Henry captures the plot and emotions with her voice， interpreting Matheson's work very well。 The voice for Anjelica absolutely suits the mental image I had created。 Her voice changes for other characters， but the scariest hands down was for the killer Olivier - it just exuded evil。 Gentle readers， this one may not be for you as the crimes are quite brutal and graphic。 （Think Silence of the Lambs） Matheson is herself a criminal defense attorney and the plot and characters definitely benefit from this inside knowledge。 I've got my fingers crossed that Matheson is hard at work on another Anjelica Henley book！ （The Jigsaw Man has also been optioned for television。） 。。。more

Cindy ，

3。5 rounded up。。。it was intense at times， an interesting but well-used storyline。。。serial killer obsessed with the officer who brought him down。 I enjoyed it even though it seemed to drag at times

Bruin Mccon ，

The Jigsaw Man is a police procedural about a copycat serial killer。Suffice to say this is not a great book before bed。 Peter Olivier is serving seven life sentences for killing a bunch of people and chopping up their bodies。 He was arrested after nearly killing Detective Hadley and she’s been on modified duty ever since。 Imagine her surprise that she will be leading the investigation into several murders that appear to be inspired by Olivier’s。 This book is terrifying。 I figured out who the cop The Jigsaw Man is a police procedural about a copycat serial killer。Suffice to say this is not a great book before bed。 Peter Olivier is serving seven life sentences for killing a bunch of people and chopping up their bodies。 He was arrested after nearly killing Detective Hadley and she’s been on modified duty ever since。 Imagine her surprise that she will be leading the investigation into several murders that appear to be inspired by Olivier’s。 This book is terrifying。 I figured out who the copycat was well before the end and find it hard to believe the police didn’t seem to have put it together。 Yet the book was scarier because of it so maybe it works。 Also， while it wasn’t a major topic， I did appreciate the way the novel included racial bias into the story， like Hedley being certain her credentials were visible while walking into police HQ so she wasn’t stopped by the guards （character is a POC）。 。。。more

SJ ，

3。5 stars。 A bit slow paced， gave way too much filler and non important information about the main characters personal life that didn’t tie in at all， but it was written well， likeable well developed characters， and a pretty good whodunnit。 Not exactly what I was hoping for， but a solid entertaining read。

Thebookedlibrarian ，

DCI Angelica Henley has spent the last few years trying to rebuild her personal and professional life， after she captures the notorious serial killer， Peter Olivier， aka The Jigsaw Man， as dubbed by the British tabloids。 DCI Henley is not just scarred physically from the Jigsaw Man's knife， despite departmental mandated therapy， she continues to suffer from PTSD， which manifests it way into her life through panic attacks。 Department heads decide it's time for her to get off desk duty assigning h DCI Angelica Henley has spent the last few years trying to rebuild her personal and professional life， after she captures the notorious serial killer， Peter Olivier， aka The Jigsaw Man， as dubbed by the British tabloids。 DCI Henley is not just scarred physically from the Jigsaw Man's knife， despite departmental mandated therapy， she continues to suffer from PTSD， which manifests it way into her life through panic attacks。 Department heads decide it's time for her to get off desk duty assigning her a new detective to train at their elite department。 Henley and Ramouter are called down to the crime scene where body parts from two separate victims wash up， Henley quickly deciphers that one of the body parts belongs to a Black woman， as a Black DCI Henley knows enough statistically to understand that all to often Black British missing cases go unsolved， compelled by those facts， Henley pushes aside her anxiety and gets to work。 But， the stakes are raised when she learns that the unpublicized signature calling card of the Jigsaw Man is engraved on the victim's skin， yet that can't be possible since Olivier is tucked away in a maximum security prison。 Will DCI Henley be able to solve this case before the bodies start to pile up？ Deep down she knows the only way to do that is to come face to face with her psychological nemesis The Jigsaw Man。 Will her life and/or psyche survive， check out The Jigsaw Man and find out。I really enjoyed The Jigsaw Man， it is an excellent police procedural thriller。  I am not a huge fan of police procedurals because I find that they can get bogged down with the technical details， and this book did have too many of those technical police elements for my liking as well， but I was completely invested in the messiness of DCI Henley's personal and professional life， so that was enough to keep me reading。 The Jigsaw Man reaches its peak when those inside the law enforcement and those outside law enforcement took it upon themselves to catch a killer。 I highly recommend reading this one。 。。。more

Cindyann ，

AudioThe narrator definitely helped this one。 I'm sure it would have still been a 4 star book if I had read this in paper form， too， but listening to her voice。。there was just something to it。 I can't believe this is a first in a series and I can't wait for the next！ AudioThe narrator definitely helped this one。 I'm sure it would have still been a 4 star book if I had read this in paper form， too， but listening to her voice。。there was just something to it。 I can't believe this is a first in a series and I can't wait for the next！ 。。。more

Mia ，

Too gruesome for me。 Had to read with one eye closed。

Hannah （The Curiouser & Curiouser） ，

More like 3。5 stars。It's very American of me， but all I could think while reading this was， This would be over a lot quicker if they just carried a gun。 More like 3。5 stars。It's very American of me， but all I could think while reading this was， This would be over a lot quicker if they just carried a gun。 。。。more

Amy ，

3。5 stars really。 This book is entertaining， but I couldn’t help feeling that this was Seven， Silence of the Lambs， and even elements of Patrica Cornwell’s stories all rolled into one。 The serial killer genre is definitely tough to try and provide a new creative spin， but it is entertaining if not a little long。

Kirsten ，

Really enjoyed it ！ Matheson definitely left it open for a sequel， and I'd probably pick it up if so。。。。 Really enjoyed it ！ Matheson definitely left it open for a sequel， and I'd probably pick it up if so。。。。 。。。more

Alicia ，

Can i get the second part thx i wanna know what happens next

Linda Balogh ，

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3。5 StarsThe Jigsaw Man， by the very talented debut author Nadine Matheson， is not for the faint-hearted。 It’s an unsettling， grisly crime thriller that crawls underneath your skin and reminds you those sensitive hairs at the base of your neck are excellent danger-alert indicators。Peter Olivier， AKA The Jigsaw Killer， is in prison。 But， when body parts begin washing ashore along the River Thames， Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is nervous。 She knows it can’t be Olivier — but these ne ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3。5 StarsThe Jigsaw Man， by the very talented debut author Nadine Matheson， is not for the faint-hearted。 It’s an unsettling， grisly crime thriller that crawls underneath your skin and reminds you those sensitive hairs at the base of your neck are excellent danger-alert indicators。Peter Olivier， AKA The Jigsaw Killer， is in prison。 But， when body parts begin washing ashore along the River Thames， Detective Inspector Anjelica Henley is nervous。 She knows it can’t be Olivier — but these new killings share some alarming similarities。 Soon Henley and her partner， Trainee Detective Constable Salim Ramouter conclude they’re dealing with either a copycat killer， or， Olivier is orchestrating the killings from inside prison。。。The plot is well paced and intricate。 It’s a fast read and I found it impossible to put down， even when my heart thudded wildly from the graphically horrific descriptions。Olivier’s character is disturbingly well crafted， as is TDC Salim Ramouter。 DI Henley didn’t really convince me， however; I couldn’t connect to her and felt she lacked genuine depth。 I would have loved to read more about her and her background， it’s a shame as this was the only weak link in this book for me。 Perhaps there’s a sequel in the works？Although the plot fell a little short on originality， it did hold some cleverly concealed surprises。 I felt I was reading the book version of a highly entertaining blockbuster movie， but one that I’d seen before。 Thank you to Better Reading and Harper Collins Australia for the ARC to review。 。。。more

Carol ，

Was a good read。

Peter Ykelenstam ，

Could have been much better。 Unfortunately， the coppers all seem to be stupid， while the serial killer is smarter。 Want to root for the main character， but she's so messed up， it's not a fair fight！ Could have been much better。 Unfortunately， the coppers all seem to be stupid， while the serial killer is smarter。 Want to root for the main character， but she's so messed up， it's not a fair fight！ 。。。more

Marialyce （absltmom， yaya） ，

This was indeed a grisly story as two serial killers go head to head trying to outdo one another's death toll。 Body parts， are dropped into the Thames starting Angelica Henley with her newbie partner on the trail of the killer。 It all ties into a previous serial killer， caught by Henley， now in prison， aptly named The Jigsaw Man because of the method he used on his victims。 Henley becomes entwined in the case after a very grisly object is awaiting her at her home。 It's become personal now。Althou This was indeed a grisly story as two serial killers go head to head trying to outdo one another's death toll。 Body parts， are dropped into the Thames starting Angelica Henley with her newbie partner on the trail of the killer。 It all ties into a previous serial killer， caught by Henley， now in prison， aptly named The Jigsaw Man because of the method he used on his victims。 Henley becomes entwined in the case after a very grisly object is awaiting her at her home。 It's become personal now。Although the story was told well， it copies so many of the other tales of serial killers and their followers。 If you do like a story that flows well and tells a tale often told then this is the book you might enjoy。 For me， it was a been there done that before story experience。 。。。more

Susanna ，

Kaikki tässä kirjassa on sellaista minkä pitäis iskeä munlaiseen rikoskirjallisuuden faniin， mut jotenkin tää ei vaan vetäny mua imuunsa。 Juonessa oli todella hienoja ja yllättäviäkin käänteitä， joskin toki myös tosi tavallisia ja kuluneita， mutta yhtä kaikki juonen puolesta hieno kirja。 Nyt en silti osaa oikein edes sanottaa miksi tää ei vaan vieny mua mukanaan。 Jopa ihan lähellä loppuratkaisua mun oli tosi helppo iltapalan jälkeen laskea kirja käsistäni ja mennä nukkumaan。 Jotenkin tästä puutt Kaikki tässä kirjassa on sellaista minkä pitäis iskeä munlaiseen rikoskirjallisuuden faniin， mut jotenkin tää ei vaan vetäny mua imuunsa。 Juonessa oli todella hienoja ja yllättäviäkin käänteitä， joskin toki myös tosi tavallisia ja kuluneita， mutta yhtä kaikki juonen puolesta hieno kirja。 Nyt en silti osaa oikein edes sanottaa miksi tää ei vaan vieny mua mukanaan。 Jopa ihan lähellä loppuratkaisua mun oli tosi helppo iltapalan jälkeen laskea kirja käsistäni ja mennä nukkumaan。 Jotenkin tästä puuttui hahmojen syvyys， eikä mua jännittänyt tai edes kiinnostanut millään kohti mitä lopulta jollekulle käy tai on käymättä。 Tykkään pitkistä kirjoista， mutta en silloin kun ne ei etene， tässäkin jo sadan sivun tiivistys ois tuonut tähän sellaista actionia ja toimintaa， joka vaaditaan mun mielenkiinnon ylläpitämiseksi。 Harmi， kirja oli todella lupaava mutta jäi silti vain ok-merkintään。 No， näin joskus vaan käy。 Silti ihan sellainen perusviihdyttävä just niihin tilanteisiin kun aikaa lukea ei ole paljon ja kirja täytyy voida helposti laskea käsistään。 。。。more

Fergus Hughes ，

Whilst on the whole I really enjoyed reading this book， there were several issues which， in my view， detracted from it being a brilliant book。 Firstly， I thought there were too many characters in the book and I sometimes found myself a bit confused trying to remember who was who。 Secondly， at times I thought I was reading book #2 in the series as there were a lot of flashbacks to events that occurred in the past and I found that some of these affected the overall pace of the book。 In my view， th Whilst on the whole I really enjoyed reading this book， there were several issues which， in my view， detracted from it being a brilliant book。 Firstly， I thought there were too many characters in the book and I sometimes found myself a bit confused trying to remember who was who。 Secondly， at times I thought I was reading book #2 in the series as there were a lot of flashbacks to events that occurred in the past and I found that some of these affected the overall pace of the book。 In my view， the book could have been 30-40 pages shorter and would have been the better for it。 These quibbles aside， I thought the book was extremely well written。 The subject matter was very dark and the depicted violence was at times very graphic， though not gratuitous。 There are some very strong central characters including a chilling serial killer who will no doubt draw comparisons to Hannibal Lecter。 Anjelica Henley was also a very well written character and it will be interesting to see how this series develops。 All in all a very strong addition to the genre。 4 out of 5 。。。more

Virginia Van ，

When body parts start turning up in central London， DI Angelica Henley from the Serial Crimes Unit is assigned to the case。 Henley is just back from maternity and recovering from being stabbed while arresting Peter Olivier， aka The Jigsaw Killer， currently serving a life sentence for a series of horrific murders。 It doesn't take long for Henley to realize that there is a connection between Oliver's murders and the new ones - a copy at killer with a very specific agenda。 When Olivier escapes from When body parts start turning up in central London， DI Angelica Henley from the Serial Crimes Unit is assigned to the case。 Henley is just back from maternity and recovering from being stabbed while arresting Peter Olivier， aka The Jigsaw Killer， currently serving a life sentence for a series of horrific murders。 It doesn't take long for Henley to realize that there is a connection between Oliver's murders and the new ones - a copy at killer with a very specific agenda。 When Olivier escapes from prison， Henley realizes she now has two serial killers on her hands。 Complex plotting and breath taking speed make this a gripping read。 However， trigger warning， it is also very dark with lots of death and dismemberment。 。。。more

smalltownbookmom ，

Just an okay read for me。 I’m not a big murder mystery person but everyone was raving about this - totally a bookstagram made me do it read for me。 Very SAW the movies esque - there are some pretty graphic body dismemberment scenes that were a bit much for me。 Apparently this is the first in a new series featuring London Inspector Anjelica Henley。 Like most fictional detectives， her marriage is on the rocks and she has issues from past cases。 I wasn’t all that interested in her as a character。 T Just an okay read for me。 I’m not a big murder mystery person but everyone was raving about this - totally a bookstagram made me do it read for me。 Very SAW the movies esque - there are some pretty graphic body dismemberment scenes that were a bit much for me。 Apparently this is the first in a new series featuring London Inspector Anjelica Henley。 Like most fictional detectives， her marriage is on the rocks and she has issues from past cases。 I wasn’t all that interested in her as a character。 This really could have been interchangeable with any number of serial killer police procedurals but if that’s your thing this will probably be right up your alley。 The pace is good and there are a couple unexpected twists but for the most part I predicted a lot of the plot。 I won’t be reading the next book in this series。 。。。more

AI Yaqub ，

The Jigsaw Man is an exciting read。 If you're a lover of police procedural， heart-thumping scenes and twists that leave you at the edge of your seat， then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU！！ I love a lot of things about this book， but the most thrilling part for me is the inclusion of characters with Nigerian descent。 It's rare to find books set in Western world which features Nigerian characters。 The Jigsaw Man doesn't have one， or two， but three！ Nigerian characters。 This representation hits home for a Nig The Jigsaw Man is an exciting read。 If you're a lover of police procedural， heart-thumping scenes and twists that leave you at the edge of your seat， then THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU！！ I love a lot of things about this book， but the most thrilling part for me is the inclusion of characters with Nigerian descent。 It's rare to find books set in Western world which features Nigerian characters。 The Jigsaw Man doesn't have one， or two， but three！ Nigerian characters。 This representation hits home for a Nigerian reader like me。 Nadine Matheson has made it up to the list of my fav writers and I would be on the lookout for her future books。 。。。more

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