LOVE LETTERS TO A SERIAL KILLER by Tasha Coryell is a wild ride with an insufferable and irredeemable main character. As long as you don’t take it too seriously, you’ll be entertained by Hannah’s bad decisions, obsessive delusions, and harrowing consequences.

 Hannah Wilson feels unappreciated. She works a mediocre communications job at a non-profit and fills the rest of her days with one quick obsession after another—diets, hobbies, exercise, men, etc. Her only solace is interacting with a true crime forum as they discuss the recent murders of four women in Atlanta. When successful lawyer, William Thompson is arrested for the murders, Hannah becomes intrigued with the young man. His proximity to the victims makes him the likeliest suspect, and Hannah believes he’s probably guilty. Yet, that doesn’t stop her from corresponding with him and then later attending his trial. As her obsession deepens, she finds herself in a new predicament when William is found not guilty. Now she’s playing house with a probable serial killer. And as she waits for him to kill her, she learns more about his brother, parents, and his childhood. She sifts through his belongings looking for clues. But what is she looking for? Does she even care if William is guilty?  

 LOVE LETTERS TO A SERIAL KILLER is a twisted tale, and some readers will enjoy the train wreck that Hannah creates for herself. Hannah is a complex, disturbing character who acts in ways that are self-destructive, selfish, and hypocritical. She is a mind-boggling character who has no self-awareness and is hard to like. The storyline itself has many interesting facets with William’s alleged crimes, the trial, William’s family members, and the twist at the end. Hannah intrigues us by making friends at the trial, stalking William’s family members, visiting the crime sites, and engaging with others she should not. You wonder who the real psychopath is in this story. The pacing is choppy in places, but this story has shock value and is overall entertaining. You may not like the main character, but you will keep turning the pages in LOVE LETTERS TO A SERIAL KILLER.