A review by mary26
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book, although billed as part of the Karen Pirie series,  focuses mostly on Alex one of the four students who found Rosie Duff's body 25 years before.  In spite of a major investigation, her killer was never found but the four students lived under the shadow of suspicion for a quarter of a century changing their lives for ever, until a cold case review led by ACC LAwson.  With the surprise appearance of Rosie's son will Rosie get justice at last?