Jackaby
William Ritter
- Reading
- If serial-killer mysteries or macabre stories may be difficult for your reader, start together and check in after the opening case begins. You can decide whether to continue based on their response.
- Themes
- Investigating the unexplained: Jackaby investigates unexplained events using his ability to see supernatural beings, while Abigail notices ordinary details. The premise sets different kinds of observation alongside one another; how the story weighs them is not clear.
- Worth knowing
- The case concerns a serial killer, and the book is described as having a macabre element. The degree of violence, frightening detail and sustained intensity is not established.