Reviews

The Last Voice You Hear by Mick Herron

monkreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alice_horoshev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

pgchuis's review

3.0

Zoe is still working as a private detective and is asked (by her boss) to find the boyfriend of a 40-something woman who has died. The boyfriend proves elusive, although Zoe becomes convinced (on no evidence at all really) that he has formed a relationship with and killed another woman in her forties. This is all linked with the fact that Zoe too is a single woman in her forties and with the fact that Zoe has discovered a lump in her breast and is awaiting a biopsy.

There is also a flashback to a London child Zoe encountered during a case three years ago: while rescuing an Oxford boy who had run away and fallen into a life of crime with said London child, Zoe swore at him and now he has thrown himself off a tall building and Zoe feels bad. This leads her to track down the rescued Oxford boy, now living a blameless life and yell at him.

The first half of the story was slow and then the second half was more adventure than mystery. Everything was explained and then people stalked and threatened and hit and shot each other. There was a small amount of very dark humour, but mostly it was depressing.