330 reviews for:

The Distant Echo

Val McDermid

3.78 AVERAGE

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Interesting structure and plotting, and extremely tense toward the end!

A fast-paced thriller. Enjoyed every bit

I really enjoyed this book. I don’t typically choose this type of book, but it was recommended by a friend, and I’m so glad I read it! A real page turner. I did figure most of it out pretty early on, but I kind of like a book that I am still figuring things out as I read.

I thought this took forever to get started and I found my self skimming. I do not think I will be reading any more in the series.
challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark 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

This book was a bit confusing.
It is listed as an Inspector Karen Pirie book, but that character is only in like 3 pages of the whole book. It is listed as a detective book, but spends 90% of the book following the witness/suspect. It's supposed to be a cold case mystery, but barely talks about the case at all. It wasn't a bad book, but it was not anything like what it was marketed to be.

Good stuff, some twists I saw coming, some I didn't. Well drawn characters and setting.
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No