Stephen Leather - The Basement, An Awesome Serial Killer Mystery Novel

Stephen Leather's plotting of his mystery thriller novel, The Basement, is familiar from several stories: A serial killer is on the loose, he abducts, torments, and murders young girls. However, this subject is an evergreen for mystery/dark fiction fans.



Stephen Leather does have a distinctive way to tell his story: He creates a gloomy atmosphere and palpable tension that would make J. A. Konrath jealous.
The setting of The Basement is New York City; Detectives Turner and Marcinko are about to find the sadistic murderer before he kills a kidnapped young woman whom he tortures in a basement. The story is told from the perspectives of the detectives' main suspect (an unsuccessful, distressed screenwriter) and the murderer. Perhaps the two of them are the very same person, but, as the story progresses, the detectives have their doubts about it...