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Aftermath by Peter Robinson

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griffo's review

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dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lullyweb's review

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crime

shazzab39's review

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challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Had this one for ages and picked it out as part of my TBR challenge . Always felt it would take a trun as it moved the storyline. I felt convinced Janet's back story would involve a specific interaction of characters but it didn't. I think it would have made it more explainable. Never the less a good read

richard1510's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

4.25

colorfulleo92's review

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5.0

4.8 stars. I was absolutely hooked in this book, just couldn't take breaks from it. But can't say that I enjoyed it as it dealt a lot of sexual assault and kidnapping, a very dark and grim read but impossible to put down and I read this a lot slower then I usually do which usually means that the book is that little extra good. It's definitely not something I would normally continue reading because of the dark content but I just had to find out if the wife was as innocent as she claims. A real page turner and I'm happy I got a lot more of his books available to binge

bookslifeandeverythingnice's review against another edition

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4.0

I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. As always, an honest review.

Going into this book I thought it would be a typical police procedural, murder mystery. Which technically it was, but the story was so captivating that it's anything but typical. Aftermath is the story of what happens after multiple terrible crimes occur. Terence Payne most likely abducted, raped, and killed multiple young women in an idyllic town in England. The police can't know for sure, since he was incapacitated by a brutal police beating as a result of him attacking another police officer. Aftermath dives into how the police, neighbors, his wife, and students cope with the effects of his crimes. The people are multi dimensional, not only defined by their label of victim, friend, or wife. The story is not for the faint of heart, as the author doesn't gloss over the gruesome details at all. Sometimes the details were a bit much for me. The main storyline has some horrifying turns of events. Early on the author starts hinting at the horrifying things to be revealed. Aftermath is intriguing in a horrible way. Worth the read, but be aware that it's less quaint English countryside and more house of horrors.