The Strawberry Picker-Monika Feth

  I had seen this book in the bookshop and cinsidered buying it a few times, but eventually my friend told me it was fantastic, so I bought it. It looks like my sort of book, quite dark and disturbing.
  There has been a murder in Jenna's town, and it looks like it has links with murders elsewhere in the country. Then her friend Caro is found murdered, exactly like the other girls. Jenna swears revenge in front of everyone at her funeral, including the murderer. Then she meets handsome strawberry picker, Nate, and is sidetracked on her hunt.
  Ok, that is an awful description that does the book no justice. This book was unlike any other I had ever read. It was not a murder mystery, because you know who the murderer is from the start. It is more a psychological book, focusing on the thoughts of a serial killer and how a murder effects everyone involved. I found it fascinating, and gripping. I got completely absorbed in the worlds of the various characters. It is told from different point of views, really providing an insight into everything in the story. It was very disturbing, and very dark, as i expected, so not for the faint-hearted. But I still found it amazing.
  I found everything from the murderer's point of view very interesting, because you could UNDERSTAND it, which isn't something you expect. You knwo why he does everything he does, you may not agree with it, but you understand it. You know he hates himself for what he does, but he can't help it. He is, in essence, insane.
  Unfortunately, Jenna's character wasn't particularly strong, but maybe that was part of her character. She was just an ordinary girl. I also feel the back cover gives away too much, I was over halfway through the book without getting to everything the blurb mentions. One of the best books I have ever read and strongly recommended to anyone who likes that sort of thing.