Review: The Death Row Club - V.A Vasquez
Review: The Death Row Club - V.A Vazquez - July 2026
Imagine waking up one day to discover that your mum or dad is a serial killer. Then imagine trying to get through the press, the whispers and the stares, all while starting your life over. It's a heavy thought, isn't it? In The Death Row Club, V.A. Vasquez shows us that these characters don't have to face it alone.
They have each other, in a secret, invite-only group made up of the children of serial killers from all walks of life. For them, it's the one place in the world where they can take off the mask and be their whole selves. Nobody has to hide, explain or apologise, because everyone in the room understands. I'll admit that's the part that tugged at my heartstrings the most. Belonging is a very human need, even in the strangest of circumstances.
But as we all know, a safe space never stays quiet for long. Word of the group has got out, and there are people who want to punish these children for the sins of their parents. When an uninvited guest turns up at the club's remote wilderness retreat, everyone is on high alert. By morning, the unease has turned into real fear, because one of their own is dead.
That leaves the survivors with a question that had me turning pages well past my usual bedtime: if the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, which of them is the bad seed?
This was a fun, easy-to-read psychological thriller that moved along at a lovely swift pace. It's the kind of book you can curl up with under a blanket and gobble down in a couple of sittings, with a cuppa going cold beside you because you simply couldn't put it down.
I'll add one small note for fellow readers. There were moments where I found myself wondering, "Hang on, am I in the present or the past?" The story moves between timelines, so it pays to keep your wits about you. It kept me on my toes rather than pulling me out of the story, and it added to that unsettling, off-balance feeling that suits a thriller like this so well.
If you love a closed-circle mystery, a good "whodunnit" with a twist of dark psychology, or you're simply fascinated by the question of nature versus nurture, I think you'll enjoy this one. It's a cosy-ish read for those of us who like our reading nooks with a side of goosebumps.
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