In The Sunday Times bestselling novel 'Darkhouse', Alex Barclay took you on a terrifying excursion to hell and back. In 'The Caller', she leaves you stranded there! NYPD Detective Joe Lucchesi is on the trail of a killer locked into a dark fantasy world that has come crashing into reality with devastating result !and a rising body count. People are being murdered in their own apartments, their faces savagely beaten, their bodies discarded in their hallway for a loved one to find. Back on the job after a year out and a terrifying ordeal at the hands of a psychopath, Joe finds himself the reluctant lead in another high-profile investigation. And his problems don't end there, battling with physical pain and overwhelmed by friction in the task force and at home, Joe throws himself into his work. But just when he feels close to making a breakthrough, the investigation is rocked by tragedy and another victim's life is hanging in the balance.

2008-04-06 Fast paced thrills but let down with the end.

I have just finished this book and readit in only 1 day. I, like other reviewers, hesitated reading this book due to all the negative reviews on here however I finally got around to reading it and i'm so glad I did!
I loved the two detectives Joe Lucchesi and Danny Markey, I thought theyre friendship was so readable and believable and i also loved the story goin on with how the Lucchesi family were coping with the trauma after the first book 'Darkhouse'.
Some parts did confuse me but I feel this is down to me reading this book before Darkhouse. However the ending was quite confusing and at first seemed a bit drawn out then a bit rushed and left a lot of unanswered questions and loose ends, but I think Barclay will go over these in the next book as it seems the story is set for another 1.
I will definately read Darkhouse now after being so impressed by The Caller. Defiantely worth a read!