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    Poppet: A Jack Caffery Thriller

    Written by Mo Hayder

    Narrated by Steven Crossley

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    Everything goes according to procedure when a patient, Isaac, is released into the community from a high-security mental health ward. But when the staff realizes that he was connected to a series of unexplained episodes of self-harm among the ward's patients, and furthermore that he was released in error, they call on Detective Jack Caffery to investigate, and to track Isaac down before he can kill again. Will the terrifying little effigies Isaac made explain the incidents around the ward, or provide the clue Caffery needs to predict what he's got planned? Mo Hayder is renowned for conjuring nightmares that sink under the skin, and in Poppet she has delivered a taut, unbearably suspenseful novel that will not let readers go.
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    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateApr 30, 2013
    ISBN9781624065101
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    Poppet: A Jack Caffery Thriller
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    Mo Hayder

    MO HAYDER is the author of the internationally bestselling novels Birdman, The Treatment, The Devil of Nanking, Pig Island, Ritual, Skin, Gone—which won the 2012 Edgar Award for best novel—Hanging Hill and Poppet. In 2011, she received the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library award. She lives in the Cotswolds, England.

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    • 4/5
      Enjoyable story, but when you finish it you realize you could have removed the inspector from the book entirely and it would have had the same ending. It was also a bit annoying, for someone that didn't know this was an ongoing series, that something from the previous book was getting resolved in this one(but again, it resolved itself without Caffery doing much)
    • 4/5
      Most of this story takes place in a psychiatric clinic. Patients see a kind of doll during the night, and the people they meet catch themselves or inflict extremely severe injuries. A carer thinks about where this comes from. Who could be this character? Who is behind it? He remembers an old case. Could the mind of this missing person be behind it? But it looks like the evil is real and alive. He does not realize for a long time that he goes directly into the catches of this monster.It is extremely exciting and kept me guessing until almost the end.
    • 4/5
      While not as scary as the blurb promised, the various goings on at the high security hospital were interesting and convoluted enough (although the twist was a bit telegraphed); I have to admit I los patience with Flea Marley a long time ago and find this drawn out section of the story unconvincing. Hopefully after this book, the Misty storyline is done & dusted and we can move on...
    • 3/5
      I checked -Poppet- out of the library at 4pm, cracked it open around 5pm, and had the thing finished by 10pm. For me, Hayder's books just happen that way, though I can't always say that I enjoy them, not exactly. Maybe compulsions are never particularly enjoyable? In this outing, I felt like Jack Caffery and Flea were less 'real' than in previous books from the series, probably because the narrative was much more distanced from their interior lives. Their portion of the story seemed like pieces moving around on the board (perhaps setting up the next title in the series, which is due out in a few weeks -- May 6, 2014). The central mystery involving the secure psychiatric facility was not especially opaque, but the atmosphere was appropriately creepy and a little misdirection about a key suspect's motivations pays off towards the end.
    • 5/5
      her best yet.
    • 3/5
      This is the 6th book in the Jack Caffery series and I have raced through each one but this one just didn't grip me like the other 5. Mo Hayder is a fantastic author and I can't wait for the next Caffery but I hope it grips me more than this one did.Back Cover Blurb:Everything goes according to procedure when a patient, Isaac, is released into the community from a high security mental health ward. But when the staff realize that he was connected to a series of unexplained episodes of self-harm amongst the ward's patients, and furthermore that he was released in error, they call on Detective Jack Caffery to investigate, and to track Isaac down before he can kill again. Will the terrifying little effigies Isaac made explain the incidents around the ward, or provide the clue Caffery needs to predict what he's got plannned?
    • 3/5
      I would actually give this a 3 1/2 stars. I picked this novel up at the library. I found the asylum storyline very interesting and attention holding. I was hoping for more scariness, but it was ok. It is my opinion that Misty's storyline of her disappearance dragged the novel down. I hope to go back and read previous Jack Caffery novels.
    • 5/5
      I am having difficulty trying to convince myself to pick-up one of the 100s of unread books that I already own, instead of immediately purchasing the next Jack Cafferty novel, Wolf. That is the highest praise that I can give Mo Hayder's sixth installment in the Jack Cafferty series. Hayder is simply one of, if not THE, best crime writer going. (Camilla Lackberg is also worthy of a mention). The stories are well-written, the plots are compelling, and the continuing relationships become richer. This installment concerns a series of unusual deaths and injuries occurring at a local psychiatric hospital. Cafferty shares the the stage with AJ, who is a dedicated and lonely nurse supervisor at the psychiatric hospital. Cafferty gets involved in attempting to solve these unusual events, while at the same time trying to confront his ever-complicating relationship with Flea Marley. The mystery bullets you through the book, while the relationships compel you to go back and re-read. I have enjoyed all of Hayder's books, but found this one to be particularly good. It may be the amount of time away from Hayder made me appreciate the multiple levels that her books work on. At the end, I wanted to continue on not only with Cafferty and Marley's lives, but AJ's.
    • 4/5
      In the Beechway High Security unit, even the staff are starting to lose it. Recent incidents of patients committing self harm have everyone talking about the Maude (a spirit they are all afraid of). AJ LeGrande (head of the nursing staff) has noticed an increase in staff calling out of their shifts. When one of the patients dies of a suspected heart attack, the tension gets even worse. AJ starts to worry that an actual person is behind the injuries and deaths, not a spirit and not coincidence. The director of the unit, Melanie Arrow doesn't want AJ getting the police involved; she is worried about losing her job. But, he takes Detective Jack Caffery into his confidence and tries to convince Caffery that there is a real danger out there.

      It took me a couple of chapters to get into this book. Another book sitting on my kindle for almost a year and I didn't remember why I bought it. But, I ended up loving this book. The characters were interesting and I enjoyed reading from both Caffery and AJ's points of view. By the time I was halfway through the book, I didn't want to put it down. And I had no idea what twists were coming until it was almost too late.

      This is book 6 in the Jack Caffery series. I had no idea until after I finished reading it. I'm not sure if I will end up reading more of the Jack Caffery series or not. I still have a lot of other books on my TBR list.

      Recommended to:
      Adults who enjoy suspense thrillers and crime novels. There is a bit of gore, but nothing too overwhelming.
    • 4/5
      It has been a while since I read book five in this series but since this one continues the tory from the last one, I quickly had all the memories rushing back to me. I love Mo Hayder! I just settled into the paes of this and before I knew it I was half done and next day I'd read the whole thing. JackCaffery has certainly grown with this series and he and Flea's relationship becomes much more complicated but finally they admit there feelings even if just to themselves. A great thriller, though it wasn't gruesome at all really. I expect that from Hayder, but i still enjoyed this very much. Lots going on from past books and the new case was wonderful; I especially liked that it takes place in a psychiatric ward, always a favourite for me. Not her best book but a speedy chiller and shocking whodunnit. Now on to book 7!
    • 4/5
      The Maude is haunting the asylum and people die. But what is really causing all these mysterious sightings? And what caused the death - are they natural or did someone have a hand in it? AJ, the head nurse of the station tries to figure out what is going on - and seems to be affected by the haunting himself. Then there is another story threaded through the account: about a woman gone missing that Caffery is still trying to find after a couple of years. And there is a lot of personal baggage by the various protagonists. This is a gripping, twisting, frightening tale. Very much enjoyed it.
    • 3/5
      very slow to start with, nearly gave up on it but glad I didn't. The last third was brilliant.
    • 4/5
      Detective/mysteries are usually not what I read. The cover of this book grabbed me and then the writing and plot hooked me throughout. Once I started, it was hard to put down. Set in an English countryside, the backdrop of lovely cottages contrasts with the horror happening throughout.Beechway psychiatric unit houses the nastiest of the nasties. As a young man, Isaac brutally murdered his parents and chopped them to pieces. Since then, he is under lock and key at Beechway. Monster Mother watches nightly as she perceives an eerie presence outside her door, waiting to attack. Believing she can shed her skin and escape, she waits in terror.Spooked by a creature called Maude, fear runs rampant throughout the institution. Maude is a dwarf-like creature who died years ago. Now, the inmates of the institution know she has returned to haunt them. As she plays emotional and physical games of torture, some perform ugly deeds of self mutilation.Told from the perspective of AJ, the supervisor of nursing staff, the reader learns that random acts occur when the power mysteriously goes out on the floor.There are twists and turns, and just enough spookiness to hold the reader, yet nothing is over the top unbelievable. When Isaac is freed from the institution, and AJ begins a relationship with Melanie, the Director of Beechway, the plot thickens.AJ goes behind Melanie's back to seek the help Detective Jack Caffery to investigate. Together they seek answers to some very difficult questions.Four Stars.
    • 4/5
      Hayder was her usual brilliant but dark and gritty self and I love McCaffrey and Flea.Part of this story was the continuing story from her last book and part is a new case that takes place in a psychiatric facility. Of course things are never as they seen. I would not recommend trying to eat anything while reading parts of this novel, there is a very graphic section that is quite horrifying. Don't know how she does it again and again, but she never disappoints. As for poppets, you will have to read this yourself to find out exactly what a poppet is.
    • 5/5
      Quite frankly, Mo Hayder scares the bejesus out of me. The first page of her latest book Poppet grabbed me and just never let go. (and check out that creepy cover....) Poppet is the sixth book featuring Detective Inspector Jack Caffery of Bristol, England's Major Crime Investigation Team. "His unit is the one that gets all the murders and difficult cases. The cases that need high-level attention." The opening chapter takes us to a mental institution. Each and every resident is afraid of The Maude - who will sit on your chest and ......Is this a mass delusion? Or is someone targeting some of the unlikeable and bothersome residents of the ward. None of the patients will even say the name aloud....And now the staff is afraid as well. Isaac, a young resident deemed 'cured', is released back into society. Caffery is called in when Isaac is found to have connections to the deaths on the ward. A bag of little human effigies, also known as 'poppets' is found hidden in Isaac's old room.....and he's disappeared. Jack is also working on the disappearance of a young woman named Misty - but Caffery knows much more about the case than he's letting on. "But truth is stranger than fiction and the world is never what it seems: for over a year Caffery's been hopscotching over the issue, he's been guarding the case like a hound, appearing to be working on it while simultaneously leading the unit away from what he really knows about Misty's disappearance, - which is more, much more than any cop has a right. It's a big fat secret he's been hiding. Something he can't do anything about." I've loved the Jack Caffery character since Hayder's first book Birdman. He's an enigma - flawed, fearless, full of secrets but a dedicated cop - who plays by his own rules. Police diver Flea Marley returns. The back and forth of her personal and professional relationship with Caffery is far from over. I'm torn on what I think about her. Jack shares the lead role in Poppet with A.J., the psychiatric ward supervisor. He's a great character, innocent, likable and fearless in his own way. His empathy and caring of the patients struck a note. He starts his own investigation into the case. Hayder plumbs the depths of the human psyche in both her characters and her crimes. Poppet is full of twists, turns and lots of tension. Did I mention deliciously dark and creepy? Be prepared to stay up late with this one. Poppet could be read as a stand alone, but do yourself a favour - start from the beginning of the series - you'll be hooked.
    • 4/5
      Her best ever! People get killed for a reason -- I always approve of that. The setting is a psych unit for criminally ill people and others who will never, ever stop hurting themselves because they are too sick. And they are treated with kindness and respect.Also, I was COMPLETELY surprised. I might read it again someday -- Mo, I hope you know what a compliment that is.
    • 3/5
      A bit creepy, but not nearly enough. Mo Hayder's Birdman was much better. The storyline got a bit bogged down if a forced relationship, for no reason. It would have been a better book had it been just about the mental hospital.
    • 3/5
      For the first time since being on Goodreads I wish we had a half star. This book is probably more of a 3.5 rating than 3 but no where near a 4. The story starts again with some familiar characters and the relationship between them. I love the two main characters in this book and their relationship and dynamic is what keeps me reading the series. I have to say if you are reading this as a standalone you will not have this connection and may find this a tedious part of the story. There is a nice conclusion of what happened to Flea after the last novel which I greatly enjoyed.

      The problem with this book is you have to read half way through it before the crime starts being investigated. It then feels that the story is rushed into the last 100 pages. The rest of the book is really just padding and this makes the story slow to start. Once however, it gets started it really goes with a bang. The last 100 pages are really fast paced and in one place I found myself gasping out loud to something that was written. There are parts when this book is plain gruesome which really adds to the story.

      At the conclusion of the novel both the main crime and the characters stories seems to come to an end. However, there is just enough left to make me want to read the next story to see where the characters take their relationship. Not as good as the others but doesn't put me off the series.
    • 4/5
      Wie immer werden die Hauptfiguren Jack Caffery und Flea Marley tiefgründig beschrieben, spielen aber teilweise dieses Mal nur eine Nebenrolle. Die Story selbst ist dieses Mal nicht ganz mein Fall. Trotzdem ein spannendes Buch.
    • 5/5
      Poppet by Mo Hayder
      4.5 Stars

      Poppet is the sixth novel featuring Jack Caffery following Gone.

      The first chapter of Poppet takes us to the Beechway psychiatric hospital where every resident is afraid of The Maude. The patients say that it's the spirit of a woman who once worked in the hospital years ago, but the staff believe it's just a mass delusion. Something evil is stalking the halls of Beechway, patients are involved in self mutilation, and now even the staff is afraid.

      AJ LeGrande, Senior Nursing Coordinator, is finding it more and more difficult to keep the wards adequately staffed during the night shift since that's when all the eerie things happen. AJ doesn't believe the Maude is anything supernatural. He believes the Maude could actually be one of Beechway's recently released patients, Isaac Handel. Isaac murdered his parents in a particularly gruesome way and has now been “cured” and released back into society. Melanie Arrow is the director of the center who signed off on Isaac's release, but now someone is following her. AJ believes it could be Isaac. AJ asks Caffery to quietly find out where Isaac is and if it's possible he could be involved in the deaths of the patients. Jack searches Isaac's old room and finds a holdall filled with voodoo dolls or human effigies known as “Poppets”. AJ hopes Jack might be able to keep the inquiry quiet. It would be bad for Beechway and its staff if it was discovered they'd released someone who is a danger to society. For Caffery, the case begins as a nuisance but quickly interests him.

      Along with the investigation Jack has also confronted underwater search office Phoebe “Flea” Marley about the secret these two are keeping from each other. It appears there may be some sort of ending to that continuing story line. Their personal and professional loyalties continue to be tested and the reader can't be sure how it will end.

      The synergy between all the characters makes for an excellent and also disturbing read. The story is told in alternating views in present tense and short chapters segue from one scene to the other. I thought the first quarter of the book started slowly but then I was hooked and couldn't put it down.

      I thought it was a great book and I really enjoyed it. It's the most current book in the Jack Caffery series and was just published so it will probably be awhile before the next one is available. In the meantime I'll miss Jack and all the characters I've met in the six book series. The last four should probably be read in order to understand the back story that continues from book to book.

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    • 4/5
      The Maude is outside. It wants to come in.

      It wants to sit on your chest.

      The mentally ill patients in Beechway High Secure Unit are highly suggestible. A hallucination can spread like a virus. When unexplained power cuts lead to a series of horrifying incidents, fear spreads from the inmates to the staff. Amidst the growing hysteria, AJ, a senior psychiatric nurse, is desperate to protect his charges.

      Detective Inspector Jack Caffery is looking for the corpse of a missing woman. He knows all too well how it feels to fail to find a loved one's body. When AJ seeks Caffery's help in investigating the trouble at Beechway, each man must face a bitter truth in his own life. Before staring pure evil in the eye.

      Yes I know the sixth book in a series is not the best place to start but I couldn’t resist that creepy cover and it was an audio book. Plus a colleague told me that this title worked well as a stand-alone novel because the main protagonist was AJ not Jack Caffrey. Also because the mythology arc of the series, the love/ hate relationship between Jack and Flea (what an irritating name) and the Misty Kitson story was greatly reduced and, therefore to me as a new reader, would be inconsequential.

      She was right…. I loved the surreal, eeriness of the psychiatric hospital and the character of AJ LeGrande and the relationship between the patients and the staff – all done excellently. I rushed through the Jack & Flea sections just to get back to Beechway or to Aunt Patience and that lovely dog.

      There is something about having a creepy book read to you that seems to increase their impact and this one stayed with me for a while after. Not sure I will be revisiting Mr Caffrey but it was fun while it lasted ...
    • 5/5
      A thriller set in and around a psychiatric hospital? Creepy cover? Sign me up! Mo Hayder has outdone herself with her newest Jack Caffery thriller, Poppet. Psychiatric nurse AJ LeGrande believes that something, or someone, is causing some of the hospital’s least popular patients to cause themselves harm. When one of the survivors talks about “The Maude”, a dwarf-like creature rumored to be roaming the halls of Beechway High Secure Unit, AJ must get to the bottom of the strange goings-on before anyone else falls victim to the superstition. Detective Jack Caffery is called in to investigate and what he discovers will shock everyone. If you’re looking for a great thriller that will keep you reading ‘til all hours of the night, you should definitely try Poppet. With twists and turns throughout, you won’t want to put it down until you finally find out what was really going on at Beechway.
    • 5/5
      The latest in the Jack Caffery series finds strange goings on at a psychiatric center. Patients are into self-mutilation, claim to have seen a creature called The Maude, and after two deaths, one of the nurses is concerned. He asks Jack to look into it quietly since involving the police doesn’t sit too well with the owners. AJ’s main concern is the recent release of Isaac Handel who had murdered and mutilated his parents years ago. Isaac makes little voodoo-like dolls called Poppets. Melanie Arrow is the director of the center who signed off on Isaac’s release, but now someone is following her and AJ. In tandem with the investigation Jack has also confronted Flea that he knows her brother killed Misty Kitson. Thom had been driving Flea’s car and she didn’t find the body in her trunk until four days later. To cover for him, she had hidden the remains in a quarry. The case has been carried over for two books and has to be resolved now that Misty’s mother is in town and wants answers. Flea is reluctant to remove the body, feels it is best left where it is. The case weighs on Jack and Flea and Jack welcomes the diversion of the puzzle at the psychiatric center. I found myself engrossed with both cases but drawn to the two damaged souls of Jack and Flea. He still hasn’t found his brother’s remains and she hasn’t found her parents’ who had died in a diving accident. These two are destined for each other and this reader hopes the author doesn’t drag it out for too much longer.
    • 5/5
      Everything goes according to procedure when a patient, Isaac, is released into the community from a high security mental health ward. But when the staff realize that he was connected to a series of unexplained episodes of self-harm amongst the ward's patients, and furthermore that he was released in error, they call on Detective Jack Caffery to investigate, and to track Isaac down before he can kill again. Will the terrifying little effigies Isaac made explain the incidents around the ward, or provide the clue Caffery needs to predict what he's got planned?My Thoughts:This book is exactly what I would have expected from Mo Hayder. Another installment with Jack Caffery who with each novel is growing on me more and more. As always I think it is best read in order as the lives of the characters progress.What I didn’t guess was the ending and it was a proper ‘Scooby Doo’ moment which I didn’t see coming at all. This I think makes a book worth while and gives it that final wow. As always with MH, the book is gritty and full of atmosphere of the not so nice kind and the book has an extra edge that some crime novels don’t have. It also has Jack who is such a likeable character and would really make any girl swoon. Maybe we may see a possible romance between Jack and Flea.The book could work as a stand alone but I feel that there are issues from previous books so as I have said, always best read in order.I would highly recommend Mo Hayder as she really is a force to be reckoned with in the world of crime fiction. Where sometimes an authors work can go downhill and I have heard myself saying that the earlier books are the best, well yes they are for MH but they just keep on coming stronger and better than ever.