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rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Ruth goes to Italy and becomes embroiled in a mystery that spans generations. However, if I'm being truthful, I am reading these now to see what happens between Ruth and DCI Nelson.
In this book Griffiths contrives an earthquake that makes Harry and Cathbad travel to Italy to check if Ruth and Kate are all right. Harry leaves behind his pregnant wife days before the baby's first ultrasound and knowing that a recently paroled criminal might be seeking revenge because Harry is one of the cops that sent him to jail. The outcome of these scenarios are all predictable, but the climax offers an unexpected, and quite frankly heartbreaking, twist.
In this book Griffiths contrives an earthquake that makes Harry and Cathbad travel to Italy to check if Ruth and Kate are all right. Harry leaves behind his pregnant wife days before the baby's first ultrasound and knowing that a recently paroled criminal might be seeking revenge because Harry is one of the cops that sent him to jail. The outcome of these scenarios are all predictable, but the climax offers an unexpected, and quite frankly heartbreaking, twist.
ohwowanotherone's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
teresaalice's review against another edition
4.0
Another great entry to the Ruth Galloway series. It’s like the crack of books. Read it in less than 24 hours, now have to wait excruciatingly for the next instalment of the Ruth and Nelson saga.
kerryw78's review
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
missrrg's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
susanhenry's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
pikkumarja's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Tällä kertaa Ruth (ja kumppanit) seikkailevat Italiassa enkä oikein tiedä, mitä mieltä olen siitä. Aloitin lukemaan sarjaa nimenomaan sen tunnelman takia ja jotenkin Italian helle ei sopinut siihen kovin hyvin. Ja Nelsonin ainaiset syyllisyydentunnot milloin mistäkin rasittavat. Mietin myös sitä mahdollisuutta, että laihdutuskulttuurin ihannointi näissä kirjoissa loppuisi, mutta se taitaa olla turha toive.
Kirjassa nauratti se, että tietenkin Cathbad on sellainen ihana ihminen, joka muistaa pienetkin yksityiskohdat toisille tärkeistä asioista. Ja oli ihanaa, että Ruthin ja Shonan ystävyyttä tuotiin esiin enemmän, samoin Katea ja Ruthia yhdessä. Kaiken kaikkiaan mysteeri oli kyllä taas vetävä ja oli hauskaa, kun tällä kertaa kaikki ei linkittynytkään yhteen.
Kirjassa nauratti se, että tietenkin Cathbad on sellainen ihana ihminen, joka muistaa pienetkin yksityiskohdat toisille tärkeistä asioista. Ja oli ihanaa, että Ruthin ja Shonan ystävyyttä tuotiin esiin enemmän, samoin Katea ja Ruthia yhdessä. Kaiken kaikkiaan mysteeri oli kyllä taas vetävä ja oli hauskaa, kun tällä kertaa kaikki ei linkittynytkään yhteen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: War
melissa_who_reads's review against another edition
4.0
This one was a bit tenser for me - you could see series characters making choices that were going to make life way more complicated in the long run ... and that's what pans out, though the complications are angled in different ways given the resolution of the plot. There are really two plots: one in England and one in Italy, and they mostly intersect through the main characters whose lives are changed by both plots forever.
laila4343's review against another edition
4.0
A stellar installment of this series! Added bonus of a fresh setting in Italy. Griffiths is a terrific mystery writer and I just love coming back to these characters.