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serenityofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
J.P. Pomare’s books are just getting better and better – his last book The Last Guests (2021) was my favourite to date, but it has been knocked off top spot by his latest offering, The Wrong Woman.
Ex-police officer turned Private Investigator, Reid returns to his hometown to investigate a car accident on behalf of the insurer which has resulted in a husband’s death and left his wife in an induced coma. What starts out a straightforward case, is complicated by Reid’s dark past in the town and when he uncovers possible links to local missing girls, he realizes nothing is as it seems.
I really enjoyed this book! With lots of twists and turns, this psychological thriller is highly addictive!
Ex-police officer turned Private Investigator, Reid returns to his hometown to investigate a car accident on behalf of the insurer which has resulted in a husband’s death and left his wife in an induced coma. What starts out a straightforward case, is complicated by Reid’s dark past in the town and when he uncovers possible links to local missing girls, he realizes nothing is as it seems.
I really enjoyed this book! With lots of twists and turns, this psychological thriller is highly addictive!
ppppaula's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
I needed a fast paced mystery / thriller after the last book I read. This is the first novel I’ve read by JP Pomare and it won’t be the last.
Fast paced, small town setting, suspicious car crash. Narrated by 2 characters - Reid, a PI investigating a car accident, and Eshana, the driver of the car. There are a few twists, some of which I guessed, and others that I didn’t.
Fast paced, small town setting, suspicious car crash. Narrated by 2 characters - Reid, a PI investigating a car accident, and Eshana, the driver of the car. There are a few twists, some of which I guessed, and others that I didn’t.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Gun violence and Car accident
rhiannem's review
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Death, and Adult/minor relationship
libraryofzoe's review against another edition
4.0
This was a phenomenal read. I used to read a lot of thriller and crime books but fell off that train a while ago and this book has reignited my love for the genre. So many twists and turns and plots twists that made sense and I couldn't see coming. There was a gay romance subplot involving the MC which was adorable and I loved the flashing back and forth between before and after the crash.
renzoreads's review against another edition
4.0
Ex police officer turned private investigator, Vincent Reid promised never to return to his home town but when the money is too good to refuse that’s exactly where he finds himself. Hired by an insurance company to investigate a seemingly straight forward tragic late night car accident which left one occupant dead and the other fighting for life in hospital. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems, with the crash investigation but also in the Twin Towns which is divided by social class inequality and a history of police misconduct. Two young girls have gone missing in the last year, one on the night of the accident. Are they some how connected? This was a great read, with many twists and turns, that kept me guessing right until the end. I enjoyed the dual POVs - Reid’s in the present, investigating the accident and Eshana, the surviving car accident victim, in the past leading up to the night of the accident.
vandermeer's review against another edition
1.0
Miserabel geschrieben. Selbst wenn die Geschichte gut sein könnte, so ist es mir unerträglich, weiter zu lesen als zehn Prozent.
karentipsy's review against another edition
3.0
Eh, it's ok. Pretty standard small town whodunnit with all the usual tropes: investigator returns to home town under a cloud (which is slowly clarified), to solve some kind of death. Eventually uncovers the truth despite openly hostile townsfolk.
This story doesn't really have the flow and surprises that are required to maintain the intrigue. The use of a main character relating the past details feels like a slightly lazy way to impart important information without having to create a cohesive narrative around it. It's stuff that the investigator should uncover but he doesn't really have to because we've already heard about it, and he just has hunches.
Also: If you're setting a story in a country that you aren't from you need to be 100% on the details. Talking about someone being a GP, and referring to paracetamol (both common in Australia/NZ but not in USA) really takes me out of the story. Just set it where you are from. Although that then rules out the stereotypical gun battle in the story's climax....
This story doesn't really have the flow and surprises that are required to maintain the intrigue. The use of a main character relating the past details feels like a slightly lazy way to impart important information without having to create a cohesive narrative around it. It's stuff that the investigator should uncover but he doesn't really have to because we've already heard about it, and he just has hunches.
Also: If you're setting a story in a country that you aren't from you need to be 100% on the details. Talking about someone being a GP, and referring to paracetamol (both common in Australia/NZ but not in USA) really takes me out of the story. Just set it where you are from. Although that then rules out the stereotypical gun battle in the story's climax....
nixbix_reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was so easy to read - I was hooked from the start & just had to know what happened!
I already knew this story was going to have some level of drama. Reid returns home to carry out an insurance investigation into a car crash, but his home town is where he used to be a cop before he was run out of town. Adding to this is the fact that the victim of the car crash may have some secrets that he would have liked to have died when he did. I enjoyed the dual POV - we get to see Reid as he investigates Eshana & the car crash, and we also get Eshana in the time leading up to the crash. It all adds up to a tense & suspenseful read with plenty of twists, and I really enjoyed it.
I already knew this story was going to have some level of drama. Reid returns home to carry out an insurance investigation into a car crash, but his home town is where he used to be a cop before he was run out of town. Adding to this is the fact that the victim of the car crash may have some secrets that he would have liked to have died when he did. I enjoyed the dual POV - we get to see Reid as he investigates Eshana & the car crash, and we also get Eshana in the time leading up to the crash. It all adds up to a tense & suspenseful read with plenty of twists, and I really enjoyed it.