Victims by Shaun Hutson

Another gruesome novel from the psychotic writer Shaun Hutson has been read and now reviewed for your pleasure.

Victims tells of an effects man who, after having an eye transplant, is able to see who is next on the killing list of a maniacal killer, copying the methods of previous, legendary killers. As more people are killed, the fx man is forced to work with the police and is dragged into obsession.

Fast-paced, gory and filled with mystery and suspense, Victims is the perfect horror novel and, so far, the best I've read (And I've read a lot). You can't go past 5 pages without curling your toes at the in-depth descriptions of gore which is the way I like my words to be.

The book was a fast read, finished in three sessions but the content makes up for the shortness. Hutson's chapter construction is interesting also with the book having chapters of only 4 pages max along with titled ones which tell the story of a child making a discovery.

Throughout the book you'll be thinking you've solved a question but you may just be wrong.

Victims is possibly my book of the year and deserves a 5 out of 5 mark. Nice work, Shaun.