He will predict your life… and your death.

Don’t ever cross his palm with silver. He will reveal your most shameful secrets. He will predict your death. He is hiding a secret. He is hiding a monster. And all his predictions come true.

Investigating a series of chilling murders, Detective Jennifer Knight finds herself tracking a mysterious tarot card reader known only as The Raven.

As the death toll rises, Jennifer and her team build a picture of a serial killer on the edge of sanity, driven by dark forces. But these are not random killings. And the method behind the madness could be the most terrifying thing of all …

Especially when it seems the death of one of their own is on the cards.

Time to Die is an absolutely gripping serial killer thriller with a breath-taking supernatural twist.

My Review

Hooray for another brilliant audiobook. I’m so glad I discovered Borrowbox, where the books are free (though there may be a long wait for some of them). If you’ve never tried it, you get access through your library.

Time To Die is different from most crime novels because of the supernatural element. Both Detective Jennifer Knight and a serial killer known only as The Raven are clairvoyant or psychic – call it what you will. Jennifer can also see into people’s minds. The killer, on the other hand, uses tarot cards to reveal your guilty secrets and also to predict your future. He might also have a hand in your ‘prophesy’.

He’s a very sinister character, whose childhood was somewhat disturbed. He was a twin but his mother doted on his brother Callum, while he was treated with disdain. He suffers from severe eczema and always seems to be in discomfort, tearing at his own skin, which adds to the sense of foreboding. And then there are the ravens – the actual birds – which he seems to control. It’s all rather weird, unnerving and very Alfred Hitchcock.

Jennifer works with a great team including Will, with whom we sense a budding romance, plus her boss Ethan, Police Sergeant Claire and newcomer Zoe, co-opted from another force. I love the way the narrator voices Zoe.

I’ve read this author before and she certainly doesn’t shy away from dark and creepy. The Bone House was about as creepy as it gets. I highly recommend her books. Next time though, I’ll start with the first in the series rather than jump into book two or three.

About the Author

New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post and International #1 Bestselling Author. Shortlisted by the International Thriller Awards for best ebook 2017, the Killer Nashville Best Police Procedural 2018 and the Audie awards 2022. Over 1.5 million books sold.

Caroline originates from Ireland and now lives in a village outside the city of Lincoln. A former police detective, she has worked in CID and specialised in roles dealing with vulnerable victims, high-risk victims of domestic abuse, and serious sexual offences. She now writes full time.

Caroline writes psychological and crime thrillers. Her stand alone thriller Silent Victim reached No.1 in the Amazon charts in the UK, USA and Australia and was the winner of the Reader’s Favourite Awards in the psychological thriller category. It has been described as ‘brilliantly gripping and deliciously creepy’.

The first in her Amy Winter series, Truth And Lies, has been optioned for TV.