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I don´t know if it was that I already knew the characters I would find in this book, or if I just got used to Verdon´s writing, but I just couldn´t get into this book. Of, course, at times it was quite good, but I found it to be slow paced and sometimes even boring. The one thing i really liked was (SPOILERS AHEAD) Gurney´s relationship with Madeleine and Kyle. In this book, the protagonist shows another side of himself, and we get to see a sweeter side to his personality, that showcases in his interactions with both his wife and son. Overall, for me this book is 3,5 stars.

mithserke's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5

ghschultz's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

claudiamalmeida's review against another edition

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4.0

Verdon never ceases to amaze, he has an incredible capacity to creat plots that end with such a spetacular twist. One note: the relationship between Gurney and Madeleine sort of leaves a sensation of discomfort in the reader

pachypedia's review against another edition

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4.0

Me gustó más que los anteriores, tiene un ritmo más rápido y la trama es interesante, pero el final me pareció un poco precipitado.

strawfly14's review against another edition

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2.0

Flojito flojito, y mira que tenía ganas de retomar la saga (bendito Re-Read). Además comparándolo con el segundo libro, que me encantó, la opinión final es todavía peor. No sé, el caso se me ha hecho bastante pesado, y aunque el final de la primera parte me dejó con mucha intriga, después esa intriga no ha ido creciendo de manera ascendente y, además, la resolución del caso y el culpable me han dejado bastante fría. Lo mejor, sigo diciéndole, es Madeleine. Me sigue pareciendo un personaje fantástico y me encanta leer sobre ella. Espero que el siguiente libro mejore.

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3.0

What this author has going for him is that he can write a good mystery. Once again, I ripped right through this book just because of that. What he's not so good at is writing likable characters. Dave is growing on me a bit, but he has some major problems. He ran around during the whole book acting like he had suffered a traumatic brain injury during that near-fatal shooting of the last book. He was confrontational and downright annoying. He certainly didn't learn anything from that shooting, as he jumped right back into the stupid decisions he had made in the last two books. As much as he likes to act like he doesn't like the attention, he certainly seems to have a god complex, that no one else could possibly solve the case but him. I don't understand why the FBI as a whole had to be portrayed as idiots.Madeleine seemed to behave herself for the most part in this third book. The awkwardness of their relationship and communication was downplayed, likely because they had guests through most of the book. The "epiphany" that Dave had about his wife while sitting in Clinter's cabin was just weird. Were we expected to believe, or agree with, his thoughts that his wife is his angel and that she has never seen anything but good in him? She is one of the most annoying, passive-aggressive characters I have encountered and far from being an angel. No, that's wrong because Kim, the new character introduced in this book, was even more annoying than Madeleine! I don't know why Kyle felt the need to hook up with her. Which brings me to the best part of this book. I finally found a character that I think I like: Kyle. Now here is a fairly smart, down to earth, empathetic character I can relate to. Alas, as interesting as the mysteries have been, I think I will take a break from Gurney and his weird relationships for a while.

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