The Calling by Inger Ash Wolfe

The Calling (Hazel Micallef Mystery, #1)

by Inger Ash Wolfe

‘That rare unplug-the-phone, skip-all-meals, ignore-your-bedtime thriller.’ GILLIAN FLYNN

Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef is making her way towards retirement after keeping the peace in the sleepy town of Port Dundas for many years. But when a local woman is found murdered – her mouth gruesomely shaped into a silent cry – Hazel and her department are faced with their biggest case yet.

They soon discover that this is not the first time a body has been found in this way, and it is unlikely to be the last.

The Calling is now a major film starring Susan Sarandon, Topher Grace and Donald Sutherland.

‘A stunning serial killer chiller – dark, surprising and utterly compelling’ MO HAYDER

Reviewed by empressbrooke on

3 of 5 stars

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More like a 3.5 star rating. I picked this up because the previews for the Susan Sarandon movie coming out this fall looked superbly eerie. The book was enjoyable but not spectacular, though I REALLY enjoyed that the main character is a 61-year-old woman. How often do you come across that in detective novels?

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