Reviews

The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J. Harris

jemimamc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

chandaurtara's review against another edition

4.0

Actual rating: 3.5 stars because of all the parakeets.

I'm sorry :(

Apart from that, great book.

Almost cried.

Kudos, Sarah J. Harris.

nicoleriskin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.75

pam_sartain's review

4.0

The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J. Harris is written from the point of view of an autistic boy who has synathesia (sees sounds as colour) and can't recognise faces.  He's also the person who knows the most about Bee Larkham's murder.

This is a very well written murder mystery, but with people being recognised by the colour of their voices rather than their faces. I enjoyed the story, learning about Jasper, and his father, and how the story ended.

I was reminded strongly of A Curious Incident of The  Dog in the Night-time, so if you enjoyed that, you'll enjoy this!

 The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder  was published on 27th December 2018 and is available on  Amazon ,  Waterstones  and  Bookshop.org .

You can follow Sarah J. Harris on  Twitter  and her  website. 

I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to  HarperCollins .

ajblack's review against another edition

4.0

Incredibly vivid, reasonably dark story brought to life in technicolour. Not sure all the threads were fully sewn up by the end, but I don't hold that against it for one second. Truly enjoyable.

readerlas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

canadianbookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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vif's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

shoesmcdaid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

eva_morgan22's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25