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The Nothing Man
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Nothing to see here, except a thriller that’s flipping awesome!!!
While it’s not one of my favorite traits, I’m the type of person that checks all the streaming services each weekend for what “murder stories” have debuted. When there’s a new true crime documentary, my Friday night is set. Get your hands on The Nothing Man now if you can relate.
Its premise and execution are quite brilliant. A “retired” serial killer named Jim, dubbed “The Nothing Man” because the Irish Garda (police) have nothing on him, discovers a true crime book about him and naturally decides to read it. Chapters about him in his present-day life are interspersed with the actual book itself. Readers are treated to the entire book within the book, including the copyright page and acknowledgements.
Jim and his unsolved crime spree gave me the Golden State Killer vibes. Now that GSK has been caught, it was easy to picture an old man reliving his glory days through a true crime profile about him and wondering if he had it in him to kill again. If you are familiar with GSK’s crimes, then you know they are quite horrendous. Fair warning then that parts of The Nothing Man include brutal scenes of rape and murder.
But here’s the real genius of Howard’s novel… Even though we know who the killer is from the get-go, there are still plenty of surprises revealed along the way. The result is a completely satisfying thriller that will make you want to read everything she’s written. What could be better than that? Nothing.
The Nothing Man is currently available on the Hoopla library app in both the e-book and audiobook formats.
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While it’s not one of my favorite traits, I’m the type of person that checks all the streaming services each weekend for what “murder stories” have debuted. When there’s a new true crime documentary, my Friday night is set. Get your hands on The Nothing Man now if you can relate.
Its premise and execution are quite brilliant. A “retired” serial killer named Jim, dubbed “The Nothing Man” because the Irish Garda (police) have nothing on him, discovers a true crime book about him and naturally decides to read it. Chapters about him in his present-day life are interspersed with the actual book itself. Readers are treated to the entire book within the book, including the copyright page and acknowledgements.
Jim and his unsolved crime spree gave me the Golden State Killer vibes. Now that GSK has been caught, it was easy to picture an old man reliving his glory days through a true crime profile about him and wondering if he had it in him to kill again. If you are familiar with GSK’s crimes, then you know they are quite horrendous. Fair warning then that parts of The Nothing Man include brutal scenes of rape and murder.
But here’s the real genius of Howard’s novel… Even though we know who the killer is from the get-go, there are still plenty of surprises revealed along the way. The result is a completely satisfying thriller that will make you want to read everything she’s written. What could be better than that? Nothing.
The Nothing Man is currently available on the Hoopla library app in both the e-book and audiobook formats.
Blog: https://www.confettibookshelf.com/
IG: @confettibookshelf
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July 7, 2020
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July 7, 2020
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May 19, 2021
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May 21, 2021
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May 23, 2021 09:10AM
Woohoo! So glad you loved this one too. Fantastic review as usual! Did you tell the wrong Catherine how much you loved it at the junk food convention? 😂
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Yes! This was a creepy one. Fantastic review Regina!
Michael wrote: "Woohoo! So glad you loved this one too. Fantastic review as usual! Did you tell the wrong Catherine how much you loved it at the junk food convention? 😂"LOL! It's just so hard to keep those Catherine Ryan H's straight!!!
Holly wrote: "Yes! This was a creepy one. Fantastic review Regina!"Thanks so much, Holly!
the usual great review :) PS i loved this one too and also gave it a five star review
Luna wrote: "the usual great review :) PS i loved this one too and also gave it a five star review"Thanks Luna! Your review for it is fantastic. :)
PS also noticed for the first time that just because you comment goodreads doesn't add a like. Makes sense as the comment could be a negative. So you may see some late likes on your reviews....
It was so awesome!! Fantastic review Regina 💖
It was a winner for me too!😍 Awesome review!
Fab review Regina, I loved this one too!💖
Fantastic review Regina! Sounds so good!
Marvellous review, Regina! ♥️
Oh yes, I can relate. We share a love of true crime :) Which is why this was too similar to the GSK for me to thoroughly enjoy. Otherwise I would have loved it too!
Awesome review, Regina! So happy to see that you thoroughly loved this! I did too and it's one of my all time favs! :)
Wonderful review! Glad you loved this too! 💕
Fantastic review my friend!!
Luna wrote: "PS also noticed for the first time that just because you comment goodreads doesn't add a like. Makes sense as the comment could be a negative. So you may see some late likes on your reviews...."The "like" situation on GR leaves a lot to be desired, that's for sure! Recently many of us have experienced our likes actually disappearing. :(
Ceecee wrote: "It was so awesome!! Fantastic review Regina 💖"Thank you, Ceecee! Glad to hear you thought so too. xo
Farrah wrote: "It was a winner for me too!😍 Awesome review!"Yay! Happy to see your 5 stars for it too! Thanks friend. :)
Susan wrote: "Fab review Regina, I loved this one too!💖"Thanks so much, Susan. I just saw you were one of the many people that put this on their 2020 Top List. I get it!
Tina wrote: "Fantastic review Regina! Sounds so good!"Thanks Tina! I'm relieved to hear you haven't read it yet... I thought I was the only one. ;)
Paromjit wrote: "Marvellous review, Regina! ♥️"Thank you dear Paromjit! xx
Sofie | wrote: "ooo i love a good thriller."Then you will probably love this, Sofie!
JanB wrote: "Oh yes, I can relate. We share a love of true crime :) Which is why this was too similar to the GSK for me to thoroughly enjoy. Otherwise I would have loved it too!"I can see that, Jan. Did you watch the HBO doc, I'll Be Gone in the Dark?
Yun wrote: "Awesome review, Regina! So happy to see that you thoroughly loved this! I did too and it's one of my all time favs! :)"Thank you, Yun! Glad to hear you loved it too! All time fave status is saying something, for sure.
Jayme wrote: "Wonderful review! Glad you loved this too! 💕"Thanks Jayme! xo
Mandy wrote: "Fantastic review my friend!!"Hey Mandy, thank you! I appreciate that. :)
Great review, Regina! Color me super intrigued. Will need to check this one out.
Terrific review, Regina! I need to try Catherine Ryan Howard out one of these days.
I’m in shame 😳this is still sitting on my shelf.Loving this review
This was a 5 star read for me as well. So good. Fantastic review, Regina! 💗
Derek 🍻 wrote: "Great review, Regina! Color me super intrigued. Will need to check this one out."Thanks Derek! It's a very quick read, so I hope it'll make its way onto your summer reading list.
Melissa wrote: "Terrific review, Regina! I need to try Catherine Ryan Howard out one of these days."Thank you, Melissa! 56 Days was my first novel by her, it it was obvious to me she really knows how to tell a story.
Sue wrote: "I’m in shame 😳this is still sitting on my shelf.Loving this review"
No shame in having great books on your shelf, Sue! It just means you have a lot of awesome reads ahead. :)
Michelle wrote: "This was a 5 star read for me as well. So good. Fantastic review, Regina! 💗"Thanks Michelle! I'm happy to finally know what all the fuss is about. xo
Oh I need to get to this!
Fantastic review Regina! Glad you enjoyed!
Sue wrote: "Oh I need to get to this!"I look forward to seeing what you think of it once you have, Sue!
Kaceey wrote: "Fantastic review Regina! Glad you enjoyed!"Thanks very much, dear Kaceey! xx
Ah so glad you enjoyed this Regina! One of my faves from last year!
Regina, I did watch the HBO documentary as well as read the book, and I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts about the GSK, which is probably why this book didn’t work well for me.
Glad you enjoyed it so much, Regina. Your review tempts me.
I hear you on the "murder story" thing! I look for them too. Good comparison to the GSK story - they do sound similar! Fantastic review, Regina :)
I had this on my tbr for a while. Your review makes me want to read it now.
Excellent review Regina and I’m glad you found it a winner!
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Ah so glad you enjoyed this Regina! One of my faves from last year!"Thank you Fran, I can see why!
JanB wrote: "Regina, I did watch the HBO documentary as well as read the book, and I’ve listened to a lot of podcasts about the GSK, which is probably why this book didn’t work well for me."That's understandable. I read the book as well but haven't listened to podcasts about him. His crimes were so horrendous!!!
Barbara wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it so much, Regina. Your review tempts me."Thank you, Barbara. There are so many rave reviews for this book!
