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Perfect Crime

Helen Fields

4.04 AVERAGE

therealsarahgibson's review

2.5

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Callanach and Turner are back in the increasing impressive Perfect series by Helen Fields.
This time around they are investigating the gruesome deaths of suicide survivors as their professional and private lives get increasingly complicated.
As always, the usual characters are great secondary characters and the red herrings and plot twists are just around the corner.
There are some genuinely gruesome moments (one in particular made me cringe) as well as the odd sledgehammer of a shock.
There is a cliffhanger of sorts at the end and I'll look forward to the next in the series.

chillivanini's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

soohnova's review

2.0

I didn't realise this was book 5 of a series until after I started reading, so my review might be a little unfair. I felt this story suffered from too much back-story, side-story and other extraneous 'stuff'. Despite that, it had its good bits. What it did well - the work of the suicide prevention guy and the mind and crimes of the psychopath- were really good reading. It's just that they were buried in too much fluff. This would make a great TV series- maybe that's what the author had in mind (maybe it's already been made and I just don't know it because I'm out of touch).

steph1rothwell's review

4.0

I really enjoyed getting to meet Ava, Luc and the rest of the team last year. I still haven’t had the chance to read the earlier books so this was only the second book in the series that I have read. There were a couple of things that I felt I would have understood more if I had read the earlier books but they didn’t impact on my enjoyment of the novel.

What I like about this series is it’s originality. I read a lot of crime fiction but I have never read anything like the cases in this book. There are two investigations, one was a lot more complex and creepy than the other. Unfortunately part of it was completely believable, showing some of the more sickening sides to modern day life. It was this investigation that appealed to me most. The other, didn’t really have much of an impact on me until further on in the novel. I did have my suspicions, but thankfully they were wrong.

The relationship between Ava and Luc is a strange one. I want them to be together but at times it’s not a healthy relationship. I suspect that many readers have more sympathy and liking for him, but I prefer Ava. Probably because I am a late reader, if I read the earlier novels my feelings may change. Luc is just a little too needy.

I’m pleased that will be another novel, I didn’t read the extract (not good with waiting patiently) but it’s one to look forward to.