Not Like He Seemed An Ilse Beck FBI ..., Ava Strong
Not Like He Seemed An Ilse Beck FBI ..., Ava Strong
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Not Like He Seemed (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 2)

Author: Ava Strong

Narrator: Penny Wyatt-Gold

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2021


Synopsis

The FBI desperately needs Ilse’s help to catch the “Alphabet Killer”—an unhinged serial killer who seems to be arranging his victims’ bodies in the shapes of letters. Is he spelling a word? Or hinting at who will be next?
In this bestselling mystery series, FBI Special Agent Ilse Beck, victim of a traumatic childhood in Germany, moved to the U.S. to become a renowned psychologist specializing in PTSD, and the world’s leading expert in the unique trauma of serial-killer survivors. By studying the psychology of their survivors, Ilse has a unique and unparalleled expertise in the true psychology of serial killers. Ilse never expected, though, to become an FBI agent herself.
Ilse, plagued by her own past, realizes the time has come to face her demons and revisit the site of her childhood home in Germany. But will the trip help her expunge her own dark memories—or push her over the edge?
But in a frantic race against time, the FBI needs her to decode the Alphabet Killer. Is there a method to his madness, a way to stop the next victim before it’s too late?
Or is this killer far more cunning and deranged than anyone could imagine?
A dark and suspenseful crime thriller, the bestselling ILSE BECK series is a breathtaking page-turner, an unputdownable mystery and suspense novel. A compelling and perplexing psychological thriller, rife with twists and jaw-dropping secrets, it will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist, while it keeps you shocked late into the night.
NOT LIKE HE SEEMED (An Ilse Beck FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #2 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ava Strong. Books #3 and #4 in the series—NOT LIKE YESTERDAY and NOT LIKE THIS—are also available.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kimba on March 21, 2023

I opted to read a second book in this series but will not be reading a third. Any potential the series seemed to have died for me with this book. The two leads are no more than stereotypes. The female lead is a psychologist who obviously got into the profession to heal herself and save on therapy bi......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on September 29, 2021

I was looking for a short easy read because the end of the month was nearing and I needed to finish a book before the month end. And since I had to finish reviewing this book I decided to read it. I went into the book not expecting much but it completely exceeded my expectations!! I felt the tension......more

Goodreads review by Teresa on February 21, 2022

Ilse Beck #2 was certainly better than the first book in the series! Ilse was not written to obsess over and over about her lack of memory of her childhood, and the beginning of Not Like He Seemed gave us more insight on Ilse's past. I imagine in the next book, Ilse will be brave enough to visit her......more

Goodreads review by Claudete on November 11, 2021

A woman trying to understand her past and at the same time work with people who suffered deep physical and psychological traumas as she did. Ilse gets involved with Tom Sawyer's hunt for serial killers and starts to learn the workings of the FBI and which are her strong and weak points when dealing......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on November 20, 2021

Not Like He Seemed by Ava Strong shows an interesting and evolving relationship between characters Ilse and Sawyer, the FBI agent she consults for. They are on another case trying to find "the alphabet killer". The killer is gruesome as he leaves lettters' made by victims body parts. The authors des......more