Overkill by Vanda Symon

Overkill

Sam Shephard #1

Vanda Symon with Genevieve Swallow (Narrator)

8 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2007 (view editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Overkill is perfect for readers who relish a headstrong small-town constable—personally entangled with the victim’s family—fighting to clear her own name while unraveling a murder no one else believes was foul play, all against the atmospheric backdrop of New Zealand’s Mataura River.

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Mataura is a small town in rural New Zealand where, apart from the odd tractor theft, nothing very interesting happens. But when the body of a young mother is found washed up on the banks of the Mataura River, the small rural community is rocked b...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 157 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

tense: 58%

dark: 47%

adventurous: 35%

emotional: 11%

lighthearted: 11%

funny: 5%

hopeful: 5%

relaxing: 5%

Pace

45% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose Plot
73% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

13% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
13% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
60% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

25% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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