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melissa_who_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this one, although we spend a lot of time with a character who I disliked quite a bit from the moment he appeared. The pay off worked, but it took a bit to get there. But an ingenious plot, with multiple threads pulling together to make a whole cacophony of disaster. Interesting exploration of the long-term effects of crime, both intended and unintended.
booksbybindu's review
4.0
‘The Crooked Shore’ is once again a great return to ‘The Lake District Mysteries’ a series which I absolutely adore. This outing for Hannah and Daniel is another riveting cold case mystery, well written and well paced, with a great twist towards the end. This is the eighth in the series but you can read it as a standalone. It turns out somehow I missed the last book to be published but although there were minor references the story in this one, it's completely isolated from that.
Kingsley observes a young man run onto the Crooked Shore a notorious section of Morecambe Bay due to it's quicksand and tidal currents. It turns out that this is the son of a Gerry Lace who was accused of the murder of Ramona Smith but was acquitted. He later took he own life at the Crooked Shore, twenty years to the day later his son does the same. Of course, there is uproar and Hannah is asked to look the case over to see if the police had made mistakes and also it turns out it was Ben Kind, Hannah's old boss who ran the case.
To begin with I didn't like how the book was spilt between Hannah’s perspective but also Kingsley and his love interest Tory having their own say. Normally, the series has it spilt between Hannah and Daniel and I missed that. Daniel seemed to be missing from most of the action. I felt as if his plot and his meeting of Alex could have been fleshed out into a really exciting book of it's own. However, it felt regulated to the sidelines and over and done with very quickly at the end.
I did not see that resolution coming at all. I felt as if it was going to be one character throughout who was going to be in the frame for Ramona’s murder and it definitely didn't turn out to be them! It made me go back and reread the ‘afterword’ at the start of the book. It was a surprising resolution let's put it that way.
This is a great continuation of the series and I'm already looking forward to reading the next one!
Kingsley observes a young man run onto the Crooked Shore a notorious section of Morecambe Bay due to it's quicksand and tidal currents. It turns out that this is the son of a Gerry Lace who was accused of the murder of Ramona Smith but was acquitted. He later took he own life at the Crooked Shore, twenty years to the day later his son does the same. Of course, there is uproar and Hannah is asked to look the case over to see if the police had made mistakes and also it turns out it was Ben Kind, Hannah's old boss who ran the case.
To begin with I didn't like how the book was spilt between Hannah’s perspective but also Kingsley and his love interest Tory having their own say. Normally, the series has it spilt between Hannah and Daniel and I missed that. Daniel seemed to be missing from most of the action. I felt as if his plot and his meeting of Alex could have been fleshed out into a really exciting book of it's own. However, it felt regulated to the sidelines and over and done with very quickly at the end.
I did not see that resolution coming at all. I felt as if it was going to be one character throughout who was going to be in the frame for Ramona’s murder and it definitely didn't turn out to be them! It made me go back and reread the ‘afterword’ at the start of the book. It was a surprising resolution let's put it that way.
This is a great continuation of the series and I'm already looking forward to reading the next one!
emily_loves_2_read's review against another edition
4.0
The Girl They All Forgot
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Thriller
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 6/7/22
Author: Martin Edwards
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pages: 352
Goodreads Rating: 3.99
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing a copy of the book for me to read in exchange for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Ramona Smith went missing, presumed murdered twenty-one years ago; her body was never recovered. Gerald Lace, accused, tried, and acquitted of the crime, took his own life shortly thereafter in the lovely-but-lethal waters along the Crooked Shore. In his suicide note, he blamed the police for wrongfully arresting him and ruining his life. On the twentieth anniversary of his father's suicide, Darren Lace has drowned himself in the very same spot. His death reopens the original investigation for cold case detective DCI Hannah Scarlett. Desperate to finally find answers, Hannah and her team chase leads as the body count rises, old scores threaten to consume those dearest to Hannah. Will she be able to unwind both mysteries before her loved ones become collateral damage?
My Thoughts: This book is part of a series. I have not read the series, only this book and it works as a standalone. The narrator of the story changes and is always told from that character’s POV. There were a lot of characters introduced early on, I had to write them down to make sure I could keep them straight. The one downfall was that the chapter could have more than one narrator, making keeping up challenging sometimes. To me, this was more of a mystery than a thriller, still a good read. The characters were developed well once the confusion wore off. The lies and mystery intertwines until it ends with a fantastic conclusion. I love the plot scheme of this novel. A very good read and I would like to read the other books in this series.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Genre: Thriller
Format: Kindle eBook
Date Published: 6/7/22
Author: Martin Edwards
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Pages: 352
Goodreads Rating: 3.99
Thank you to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing a copy of the book for me to read in exchange for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: Ramona Smith went missing, presumed murdered twenty-one years ago; her body was never recovered. Gerald Lace, accused, tried, and acquitted of the crime, took his own life shortly thereafter in the lovely-but-lethal waters along the Crooked Shore. In his suicide note, he blamed the police for wrongfully arresting him and ruining his life. On the twentieth anniversary of his father's suicide, Darren Lace has drowned himself in the very same spot. His death reopens the original investigation for cold case detective DCI Hannah Scarlett. Desperate to finally find answers, Hannah and her team chase leads as the body count rises, old scores threaten to consume those dearest to Hannah. Will she be able to unwind both mysteries before her loved ones become collateral damage?
My Thoughts: This book is part of a series. I have not read the series, only this book and it works as a standalone. The narrator of the story changes and is always told from that character’s POV. There were a lot of characters introduced early on, I had to write them down to make sure I could keep them straight. The one downfall was that the chapter could have more than one narrator, making keeping up challenging sometimes. To me, this was more of a mystery than a thriller, still a good read. The characters were developed well once the confusion wore off. The lies and mystery intertwines until it ends with a fantastic conclusion. I love the plot scheme of this novel. A very good read and I would like to read the other books in this series.
naluju's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
lianareadsblog's review
5.0
I haven’t read the previous books in the series, and apparently the main characters have been around for some time now. But that didn’t deter me to enjoy this story, not even a second.
It’s been twenty years since a murder case remained unsolved and now, after all this time, someone wants to open the cold case again because there’s something interesting happening around the same setting that could cause a lot of chaos in the future.
It immersed me in the story from the beginning to the end; the author has a way with his words that makes me want to never stop reading and falling for each piece of a puzzle that he drops around when least expected.
It’s much more psychological twisted than mystery story and I love when a book really challenges me in that way, because not only one of my theories was right in here.
A very compelling read that highly recommend.
arc review
It’s been twenty years since a murder case remained unsolved and now, after all this time, someone wants to open the cold case again because there’s something interesting happening around the same setting that could cause a lot of chaos in the future.
It immersed me in the story from the beginning to the end; the author has a way with his words that makes me want to never stop reading and falling for each piece of a puzzle that he drops around when least expected.
It’s much more psychological twisted than mystery story and I love when a book really challenges me in that way, because not only one of my theories was right in here.
A very compelling read that highly recommend.
arc review
titaniumtammy's review against another edition
3.0
The Girl They All Forgot by Martin Edwards is a mystery book involving a cold case, which pops up again when a son dies in the same manner as his father from many years ago.
This book switches points of view regularly & in the beginning, it gives you quite a few names & stories to obviously set the foundation of the novel. I have to admit I was a bit confused trying to keep track of everything going on & who was who. As soon as I would understand, it would switch to a snippet from a different person. Despite my confusion, I enjoyed getting all the different bits of information & I feel like it moved the story along with a quick pace. I would also like to add that I have chronic illnesses & I read this during a particularly mental brain foggy week, so this could just be my own problem.
This is the first book I’ve read in this series as well. The practice of switching the primary character being discussed multiple times per chapter is something I struggled with. Perhaps if I had already known some of the characters from previous books, I wouldn’t have struggled as much.
I will give this book props for putting so much crime into this book it felt like I was reviewing at least two books. It is a very interesting cold case along with parallel types of crime. I feel like fans of this series will enjoy this book very much.
The Girl They All Forgot comes out June 7, 2022!
Massive thanks to NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press for allowing me the opportunity to read an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger warnings: This book mentions and/or contains suicide, abuse, violence, murder, mental health struggles, sexual assault & gore.
This book switches points of view regularly & in the beginning, it gives you quite a few names & stories to obviously set the foundation of the novel. I have to admit I was a bit confused trying to keep track of everything going on & who was who. As soon as I would understand, it would switch to a snippet from a different person. Despite my confusion, I enjoyed getting all the different bits of information & I feel like it moved the story along with a quick pace. I would also like to add that I have chronic illnesses & I read this during a particularly mental brain foggy week, so this could just be my own problem.
This is the first book I’ve read in this series as well. The practice of switching the primary character being discussed multiple times per chapter is something I struggled with. Perhaps if I had already known some of the characters from previous books, I wouldn’t have struggled as much.
I will give this book props for putting so much crime into this book it felt like I was reviewing at least two books. It is a very interesting cold case along with parallel types of crime. I feel like fans of this series will enjoy this book very much.
The Girl They All Forgot comes out June 7, 2022!
Massive thanks to NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press for allowing me the opportunity to read an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Trigger warnings: This book mentions and/or contains suicide, abuse, violence, murder, mental health struggles, sexual assault & gore.
mehva's review against another edition
3.0
This book was part of a series, which I didn't realize, a lot of characters and things got confusing. The style was a little too detached and old fashioned for me
acinthedc's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
robinwalter's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
So many layers! An outstanding addition to the series, intricate and devious
tonstantweader's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
The Girl They All Forgot is a mystery rooted in the past in several ways. A young man kills himself in the same place as his father did twenty years earlier. The father had been accused of raping and murdering a young woman though her body was never found. The suspicion remained despite his acquittal and in despair, he drowned himself. This made me think of Agatha Christie’s excellent “Ordeal by Innocence” which suggested that the innocent suffer most when a murder is not solved.
His murder is witnessed by an encroaching sort of man who thinks far too highly of himself. He fancies himself a suitor to a wealthy woman who recently purchased one of the homes in a development he pretends to sell. He, too, has a secret and perhaps a killer instinct.
DCI Hannah Scarlett of the Cold Case Squad is tasked with looking back at that original murder to solve it and bring an end to this ordeal by innocence.
The Girl They All Forgot is a very fair mystery that managed to surprise me despite giving me all the information I needed to solve it. But imagining the solution, this is the struggle.
Martin Edwards is effective at creating a strong sense of place and interesting characters. This could very easily be a Masterpiece Mystery. In fact, why not a series? In the beautiful Lake District, what more could you ask for?
Martin Edwards
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