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pensivepelican's review against another edition
5.0
Good mystery
Kept me wondering throughout. Many characters, many subplots, all tied up neatly at the end. Fast paced, with well-developed main characters. Plenty of red herrings and dead ends to distract the reader from figuring out who dunnit
Kept me wondering throughout. Many characters, many subplots, all tied up neatly at the end. Fast paced, with well-developed main characters. Plenty of red herrings and dead ends to distract the reader from figuring out who dunnit
remiroo's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book from HarperCollins Publishers. It is that feeling you get when you put on your favorite comfy, old sweater or maybe when you have lunch with an old friend. It feels comfortable. Easy. That is what it feels like to open a Deborah Crombie book. In this book the main characters, Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James, each find themselves on a murder case. Gemma is investigating the murder of a young woman, while Duncan’s case is rooted in the past. Both interesting storylines that somehow didn’t mesh together well. There was a large cast of characters and sometimes I had trouble keeping up with names. Also, the book was missing what makes this series special. The interaction between Duncan and Gemma. It was nonexistent and that detracted from the story.
teuliano's review against another edition
5.0
Wonderful. I LOVE the characters, love how she mentions characters from previous books, makes me feel a part of the family.
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
I do like this series, but it's been a long while since visiting Duncan, Gemma and the kids and the rest of characters. I also skipped quite a few books in the series so I was a bit behind. There are two investigations going on, which makes sense since both Kincaid and James are detectives in different units. I was able to Gemma's investigation better than Duncan's. Gemma's was all present day and thorough. Kincaid's had a lot of flashbacks from the 90s and books in the past. Conspiracy and corruption prevail in his search.
Suspicious death is Gemma's investigation. I like watching her work. She has the family to look after as well as finding what happened to the nanny.
I can recommend this author, this book and this series. It is one that probably should be read in order.
Suspicious death is Gemma's investigation. I like watching her work. She has the family to look after as well as finding what happened to the nanny.
I can recommend this author, this book and this series. It is one that probably should be read in order.
heathersbike's review against another edition
This was definitely the best so far. Wow.
mojoshivers's review against another edition
4.0
By far this was the most serialized installment in the series. Concluding the Special Branch mystery that has been featured in the background of the last several books, this provided the much-needed answers as to who was corrupt at the Met, what the corruption entailed, and who the nefarious mastermind was. Also, I have to say the tying of all the loose threads concerning this storyline was handled deftly. I very much felt the conclusion made sense and all parties involved played relevant roles that befit the character.
As for the other mystery, which for once got relegated to the B plot, it was good as well. I’m only sorry that Gemma got saddled with it and was therefore exempted from the much more interesting corruption plot. It also felt out of character for Duncan to leave his wife in the dark for so long. For much of the book it felt out of character for Duncan not to go straight to her with every development. I understand why it was done, to keep up the two mysteries a book format but it didn’t feel as integrated seamlessly as it could have been.
Here’s hoping the next book sees the couple back on track in terms of presenting a united front and being the definition of an equal partnership.
As for the other mystery, which for once got relegated to the B plot, it was good as well. I’m only sorry that Gemma got saddled with it and was therefore exempted from the much more interesting corruption plot. It also felt out of character for Duncan to leave his wife in the dark for so long. For much of the book it felt out of character for Duncan not to go straight to her with every development. I understand why it was done, to keep up the two mysteries a book format but it didn’t feel as integrated seamlessly as it could have been.
Here’s hoping the next book sees the couple back on track in terms of presenting a united front and being the definition of an equal partnership.
bru922's review against another edition
5.0
Another excellent installment in the Kincaid/James story! I love these characters and Ms. Crombie's an excellent story teller! I love police procedurals - especially the British ones and Ms. Crombie never disappoints!
house_full_of_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
myrdyr's review against another edition
4.0
3.85/5 stars. Not my favourite in the series, but I still enjoyed it.