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rachelncostello's review
2.0
This book starts off well with the discovery of a young woman’s body being found in the river in a local park. The victim is identified and an investigation starts. Until a second victim is found. A second plot line features in the book when one of the detectives on the case asks to reopen a case from her past.
Whilst it starts off well, it quickly started to slow down and dragging. The book spends a lot of time repeating itself and talking about the inner thoughts of the two main characters. I’m not against getting inside characters head sometimes but when its repeated over and over again with no progression in these thoughts, it gets boring and adds nothing to the story.
The pace does pick up towards the end and but by that point I was just skim reading it to finish the book more than anything else. There also seemed to be a lot of ‘this is connected to this somehow but I don’t know how’ even though it was pretty obvious how it was all connected.
I read this pretty much immediately after Murder in the Family and loved that one so much so I’m not sure if I compared the two or if this one was a let down but would I read the next one? Probably not.
emmaclaarke's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
cmil's review
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
maggymags's review against another edition
3.0
3.5* Not a bad read, but also not the best this year. I found it difficult to connect with the two main characters, and disliked Chloe intensely. Story dragged a bit in places and I wanted more from the investigation.
erinnejc's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyable well written book, full of intrigue and kept me turning the pages. Would recommend to others.
indyjasmijn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
3.5
growlcat's review against another edition
4.0
It was OK, good to read on the train and in bed at night. Some of the threads weren't as tightly drawn together at the end as I thought they should have been and I didn't really like the murderer's motives.
Nevertheless, it kept me reading.
Nevertheless, it kept me reading.
erinnejc's review
5.0
Enjoyable well written book, full of intrigue and kept me turning the pages. Would recommend to others.
nannyf's review
4.0
I am a lover of police procedural stories, and I am always on the look out for new authors. This author has produced a story which pulled me in straight away. The characters of Alex and Chloe are brilliantly written and as a duo they are quite a pair. Alongside the case they are working on, Alex finds herself becoming embroiled in Chloe’s life far more than she had imagined she would. Chloe has an old case she needs help investigating and it becomes obvious very quickly that it involves someone extremely close to her heart.
Being the first book in a series there is a lot about the characters we don’t know as yet. It felt at times that there is a lot of back story we needed to know, and I hope in future books in the series we can delve into the past. I feel that will give a deeper understanding of Alex in particular.
I look forward to seeing what the author brings us next. Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.
Being the first book in a series there is a lot about the characters we don’t know as yet. It felt at times that there is a lot of back story we needed to know, and I hope in future books in the series we can delve into the past. I feel that will give a deeper understanding of Alex in particular.
I look forward to seeing what the author brings us next. Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.