Why You'll Love This
A killer who removes his victims' eyes, a boss pushing the wrong theory, and a detective who isn't buying any of it — Day One on the new job has never looked worse.
- Great if you want: a procedural with a sharp, skeptical detective bucking institutional pressure
- The experience: tense and layered — internal team politics cut as deep as the case
- The writing: Goodman builds dread through detail, letting the ritual elements accumulate slowly
- Skip if: you prefer fast, stripped-down crime over multi-layered intrigue
About This Book
A killer who removes his victims' eyes and leaves nothing else behind — no blood, no trace, no mistakes. When DI Eva Harris walks into her first case at a new posting, she finds herself caught between a superior convinced he knows exactly what this is and her own instincts telling her something is deeply wrong. The pressure comes from every direction: a brutal, methodical murderer still at large, a team she can't yet trust, and a past she hasn't finished outrunning. 20/20 is the kind of crime novel that keeps its tension wound tight precisely because the threat is never just the killer.
What sets this apart is how Carl Goodman builds his protagonist. Eva Harris is smart without being infallible, determined without being reckless — a detective whose blind spots feel earned rather than contrived. Goodman structures the mystery with genuine layering, planting doubt where certainty seems obvious and withholding just enough to keep the pages turning without feeling manipulative. The prose is clean and purposeful, and the Surrey setting is used with quiet effectiveness. A confident, assured debut for a series worth following.
