ReadingTheDots@social.vivaldi.net"Sleepyhead (Tom Thorne, #1)" by Mark Billingham. My rating: 3 out of 5 stars. Published in 2003.
Book description: Detective Inspector Tom Thorne knows that three murdered young women were a killer's mistakes -- and that Alison was his triumph. And unless Thorne can enter the mind of a brilliant madman -- a frighteningly elusive fiend who enjoys toying with the police as much as he savors his sick obsession -- Alison Willetts will not be the last victim consigned forever to a hideous waking hell.
This book may be fine or even wonderful for some readers. It was a struggle for me, but I did finish it, and the writing is good.