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A review by natashaw
The Bone Field by Simon Kernick
4.0
I enjoyed this book by Simon Kernick - Im hoping that the fact it is labelled 'The Bone Field Series' means that this is the first of many!
The story revolves around Kitty who vanishes on a holiday in Thailand in the 90s... so how do her bones end up in a field in England in 2016?
The story is told from the viewpoint of several characters - mostly DI Ray Mason who is brought into the case by Kittys boyfriend who hints the case is deeper that it seems, but also a key witness to the case, an ex-cop turned PI for who the case quickly becomes personal and Ramon who is part of an underworld which has links to Kittys dissapearance.
This has a quick moving plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader interested. Kernick winds all the threads of each story together effectively so that what first seems unrelated comes together without being obvious.
HOWEVER the reason why the book has lost a star is that the pace of the plot is great and then suddenly within a few pages at the end everything feels rushed as if Kernick has a page limit and has realised that he has run out of space and then crams the last bits in!
This weird ending is almost redeemed by the last line of the book.... bring on book 2 in the series!
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review :-)
The story revolves around Kitty who vanishes on a holiday in Thailand in the 90s... so how do her bones end up in a field in England in 2016?
The story is told from the viewpoint of several characters - mostly DI Ray Mason who is brought into the case by Kittys boyfriend who hints the case is deeper that it seems, but also a key witness to the case, an ex-cop turned PI for who the case quickly becomes personal and Ramon who is part of an underworld which has links to Kittys dissapearance.
This has a quick moving plot with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader interested. Kernick winds all the threads of each story together effectively so that what first seems unrelated comes together without being obvious.
HOWEVER the reason why the book has lost a star is that the pace of the plot is great and then suddenly within a few pages at the end everything feels rushed as if Kernick has a page limit and has realised that he has run out of space and then crams the last bits in!
This weird ending is almost redeemed by the last line of the book.... bring on book 2 in the series!
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in return for an honest review :-)