{"id":18167,"date":"2026-08-26T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=18167"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T17:24:00","slug":"the-perfect-victim-by-charlie-gallagher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=18167","title":{"rendered":"The Perfect Victim by Charlie Gallagher"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today at Celtic Connexions, I\u2019m featuring a book from another new-to-me author, Charlie Gallagher and his novel, The Perfect Victim.<\/p>\n

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\"Charlie<\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/h2>\n

Detective Abigail Morton of Kent Police is in a race against time to catch a killer before he finds his perfect victim.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Because when he finds her, she will die.<\/p>\n

She must have red hair, green eyes, and pale skin.<\/p>\n

Just like Lizzy Oaken.<\/p>\n

Lizzy\u2019s drink is spiked. She wakes up in a locked basement. Trapped by a man who knows exactly what he wants from her. He cuts a lock of her hair as a trophy.<\/p>\n

But for some reason she\u2019s not quite right. And Lizzy survives.<\/p>\n

Detective Abigail is Lizzy\u2019s source handler. Her last informant turned up in A&E, badly beaten, too frightened to talk anymore. Now she\u2019s relying on Lizzy.<\/p>\n

Because the attacker is still out there. Still searching.<\/p>\n

And the next woman might be the perfect victim.<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Charlie<\/p>\n

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Book Links<\/h2>\n

Goodreads:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/256119668-the-perfect-victim<\/a><\/p>\n

Purchase Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/mybook.to\/perfectvictim-zbt<\/a><\/p>\n

My Review<\/h2>\n

\"\"This is the first novel I\u2019ve read by Charlie Gallagher. It didn\u2019t disappoint. Now, I think I need to get the first two in this series so I can catch up.<\/p>\n

It was fast-paced, the characters were likable, and there were enough red herrings to keep me guessing until the reveal. I will admit, I didn\u2019t see it coming.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll definitely be looking for more books by this author.<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/h2>\n

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Charlie Gallagher was a serving UK police officer for thirteen years. During that time he had many roles \u2014 starting as a front-line response officer, he became a member of a specialist tactical team and finally a detective investigating serious offences. Charlie left to concentrate on writing full time.<\/p>\n

Follow Charlie at:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Instagram<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/writercharliegallagher\/<\/u><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facebook<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Charliegallagherwriter\/<\/u><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
X \/ Twitter<\/b><\/b><\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/x.com\/Gloriouscharlie<\/u><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"Charlie<\/p>\n

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