A review by berlinbibliophile
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

2.0

Well, this was disappointing. This book started out with a great premise, and then proceeded to do absolutely nothing with it. Every part of this book dragged, even during the final showdown I was impatient, hoping they'd just get on with it. Another problem for me was that I knew who the real murderer was less than halfway through the book, so everything after that was pretty anticlimactic. The characters weren't particularly engaging either, and I kept shaking my head at their sheer stupidity. The ending, once it finally arrived, was supremely satisfying, with a cut away from the action and a brief summary that several murders would not be prosecuted despite a full confession from the murderer.
My one-word summary: disapponment.