A review by tonyriver
The Lost Swimmer by Ann Turner

3.0

I really rate this 3 1/2 stars. I have delayed writing a review as I am conflicted on this book. I really enjoyed it, I thought the heroine was solid and interesting - I cared about her. I loved that it was essentially Australian, although it included the exotic locations in Europe to jazz it up.

However some parts of the story were a little clunky. I felt the repeated mentions of the fear of her partners infidelity and the potential person he might be with was lacking subtlety. It seemed to be mentioned too often and really with little evidence that she should feel this affair was happening. When we find out he truth it seemed a little too pat. Maybe a stronger editing hand could have helped polish this line in the story.

I liked the relative reality of the story outcome... little pandering to expectations of the reader but managing to extract a comfortable ending with hope for the key protagonists future.

The heroine has an interesting career and friends and the authors writing is mostly strong. (While a debut novel, the author is very experienced as a screenwriter.) I had no trouble keeping interested and engaged in the story and was keen to pick it up each day.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to preview this book.