Book Review: The Night Hunter by Caro Ramsey- if scary dogs are your thing The Night Hunter's for you!

I've read a few of Caro Ramsey's novels in the past and one (of the many) aspects of her writing that appeals to me is that she always creates at least one (and often more) character with an unusual and interesting aspect to them.  In the Night Hunter Elvie, a high functioning autistic medical student with an underlying medical condition that presents in her physical appearance is the main character. 


Ramsay, I think, captures Elvie's  foibles- her inability to

recognise nuance, which makes her relationship with her sister, Sophie so much stronger.
When Sophie disappears whilst jogging, Elvie defers her final year of studies to take a job as caretaker for self made millionaire Alex Parnell's wife and son in Ardno in Argyll. Meanwhile Elvie's family are falling apart with her brother undergoing mental health issues and her mother jumping into the bottle leaving her step dad to

hold everything together.  Her sister's disappearance is linked to others occurring over recent years and when two of the kidnapped girl's bodies are discovered in the desolate ex Scottish water board area along the desolate and dangerous Rest

and Be Thankful road between Glasgow and Argyll Elvie joins forces with an ex detective which throws up many links between Elvie's current job, her family life and her sister.
The Night Hunter ticked all the right boxes for me: a little humour, huge enigmas, unusual and captivating characters,  a well thought through plot a scary predator in the form of the Russian Ovcharka dog and a nice wee tour of Glasgow and the Argyll & Bute scenic areas.  A definite recommendation for those that like Tartan Noir.
Buy on Kindle for £10.99, PB £12.99 or HB £19.99
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Hunter-Anderson-Costello-procedural-ebook/dp/B00N3RP0RK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1425211404&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Night+Hunter+by+Caro+ramsay