Another humdinger of a book from Helen Fields! I'm glad I don't have to live with the brain that thinks up ideas like this in my head. On the other hand I'm very glad Helen does. This is a very gory book and not for the faint hearted but, if you like that kind of thing it's definitely a book not to be missed. A clever storyline with a very clever ending. It's 5* from me.

I have read a lot of Helen Field’s books, and she is usually a 5-star author for me! As far as Crime Thrillers go, she is an assured writer with interesting and flawed main characters and really dark villains. I was excited to read her latest standalone – Profile K. Midnight works for a large tech company and analyses high-tech test results for job postings and university courses to profile applicants. But when she comes across a Profile K – the mythical Killer profile, questions need to be asked about what crimes they have already committed and how much this applicant may know about her… Profile K is another strong thriller from Fields, although be warned that there are some genuinely hard to read chapters from the killer’s point of view. Midnight is a complex main character – looking after her twin sister with severe special needs and needing to toe the line at her job at Necto to be paid enough to help both of them survive. This means she does make some silly decisions at times, but they are completely understandable in the context of her motivations. There are also chapters from ‘The Applicant’ point of view which drip-feed the reader key information and backstory on their character. The Necto side of the story is quite sci-fi in nature, and it felt a little too much like a stereotypical ‘evil corporation’ in some ways. I found the idea of a shake-up of jobs with everyone being assigned a different department and team a little too convenient as well - it seemed unrealistic and just used for ‘plot’ purposes. Profile K can be read as a standalone – there is a brief guest appearance from Connie Woolwine which was a nice surprise, but this will have no impact on readers who have not read The Shadow Man or The Institution (although if you enjoyed Profile K, I heavily recommend those as next reads!). Overall Profile K is a dark and twisty thriller – another gripping read from Helen Fields. Thank you to NetGalley & Avon Books UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Helen does it again. This book kept me thoroughly engaged reading it. It followed me around all weekend. Even though it was a very busy one! Every chance I got, I read it. Gripping and scary and quite twisted! I read The Institution by Helen Field through Goodreads. It was fantastic. So, I was looking forward to reading this. I had the opportunity to read Profile K through Goodreads also and it didn’t disappoint. I thoroughly recommend.

Massive thank you to Helen and her publishers for this early review copy which obviously got read the second it landed here. I am a big fan of Helen's books, they are a little dark, very TENSE, expertly plotted and always brilliant characters! So if you haven't yet read Helen's books... do wriggle along. Profile K is the start of a new series!! This is obviously major excitement in my household... Once again Helen managed to ensure that I missed vital sleep as I read just one more chapter too many times ahead of an early start for work. Her books are utterly addictive! Consequently I am already wondering where she is going to take this new series. All of Helen's books are absolutely recommended by me! So come on, buy and read them you really won't regret it!

I have read all of Helen’s books starting with the DI Callanach series and later to the standalones with the appearance of the same character. This is a particularly dark almost terrifying story with AI becoming increasingly newsworthy and as Helen says in her afterword, the ability is there. I was totally hooked from the first page and literally could hardly stop reading. So much tension when the killer seems to be one step ahead for a very long time. A huge Tech company versus a data processor who is waved away with platitudes by her superiors when she tries to voice her concerns about the anomalies she has found. For me, this is the best book she has written so far. Wonderful!