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brittany_hays's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nixbix_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Once again I am reading a book that is partway in a series - in this case, this is the last book in the Mark Tartaglia series. This works as a standalone book, and what a story it is! I thought it was original, disturbing, and a gripping read. Elena Forbes has crafted a great story with intriguing characters, and I now need to find the first three books in this series so that I can read more!
han_cat's review
3.0
Police procedural type of crime book, fairly average standard I would say. Not a bad thing, book delivered what I needed just didn't knock me out. Would read other books in this series.
pgchuis's review
4.0
Two cases: the murder in a hotel of the sister of a former detective, Sam Donovan, and the discovery that the body of a supposed tramp found in a burnt out car is in fact parts of four different bodies. I found this to be a page turner and written in such a way that it was possible to keep on top of the investigation as it unfolded (which makes me feel clever).
But... the whole set up with Mark being at the same hotel at the time Clare was murdered turns out to be wholly irrelevant.
And.. while it is maybe ambiguous (when I went back to re-read it) I took the autopsy of the first "body" to mean that two of the body parts were female and two male.
And.. it was a bit disappointing to find that there was no real significance to the sewing together of the bodies.
And.. it makes NO sense for Sam not to tell the police all that she works out about the killer of her sister from the room service meal etc.
And.. while I have read the earlier books in this series, I have forgotten them and this one depends to a large extent on us remembering who Adam is.
And... I hope someone found poor Hannah's body and made the connection and I hope Sam felt guilty about not having prevented her murder.
Still, four stars overall.
But... the whole set up with Mark being at the same hotel at the time Clare was murdered turns out to be wholly irrelevant.
And.. while it is maybe ambiguous (when I went back to re-read it) I took the autopsy of the first "body" to mean that two of the body parts were female and two male.
And.. it was a bit disappointing to find that there was no real significance to the sewing together of the bodies.
And.. it makes NO sense for Sam not to tell the police all that she works out about the killer of her sister from the room service meal etc.
And.. while I have read the earlier books in this series, I have forgotten them and this one depends to a large extent on us remembering who Adam is.
And... I hope someone found poor Hannah's body and made the connection and I hope Sam felt guilty about not having prevented her murder.
Still, four stars overall.
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