myrdyr's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 stars. I feel like I should have liked this book more than I did. I found the bulk of the characters to be unsympathetic. The backstory of migrant workers forced into jobs that didn't revolve around prostitution was new, but I still felt like the book was missing something. I didn't feel invested in the story until about the last quarter of the book.
andrew61's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this new crime series. Set in Peterborough the story centres on migrant workers who are exploited by gangs in what is little more than slave labour. The discovery of a murdered victim in a garden shed introduces us to DI Zigic and DC Fereira part of the newly created hate crime unit in the Cambridgeshire police force.
The plot moves apace , there are twists aplenty and perhaps best of all when the crime seems resolved the writer brilliantly shifts the ground from under the readers feet. Really intelligent writing, an excellent plot with characters that I enjoyed .I love finding new crime writing which doesn't pander to cliches in characters, has intelligent plotting, and leaves the reader satisfied with its conclusion wanting more, so I'm looking forward to reading book 2.
The plot moves apace , there are twists aplenty and perhaps best of all when the crime seems resolved the writer brilliantly shifts the ground from under the readers feet. Really intelligent writing, an excellent plot with characters that I enjoyed .I love finding new crime writing which doesn't pander to cliches in characters, has intelligent plotting, and leaves the reader satisfied with its conclusion wanting more, so I'm looking forward to reading book 2.
anetq's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good debut crime novel; interesting (but still credible) police officers and investigation - maybe a little too realistic in the middle of the novel, where no one is talking and none of the leads is going anywhere (that got a bit boring; caught myself eyeing the page counter and sighing)... But the premise and the case is interesting, if all to realistic; slave-like 'working' conditions for immigrants in in merciless hands of middlemen and gangsters.
Should be interesting to see follow Dolan's writing career.
Should be interesting to see follow Dolan's writing career.
bobmetal's review against another edition
1.0
DNF, I think the problem was me not the book. May try again in the future
martyfried's review against another edition
4.0
Always nice to find a new series to read. This one, the first of the series, has a lot going for it. The story is complex, with several murders that are somehow related, but it's not apparent how. Add to this the complications added by the fact that the participants and victims are mostly poor, undocumented foreign workers who don't trust the police and can't speak English well, if at all, not to mention victims who don't always remain dead, and you've got a story that will grab your interest to find out what is going on.
It's a good look at a part of society most of us don't usually see much of. The main protagonists, Zigic and Ferreira, are an interesting pair also. They are both police, working in the hate-crimes division, one male and one female. They are pretty different in their methods, so they make a good team, in a way.
If you want to read something a bit different, you might enjoy this one. However, I personally wouldn't recommend this audiobook, as I found it a little hard to understand at times. But that might just be me.
It's a good look at a part of society most of us don't usually see much of. The main protagonists, Zigic and Ferreira, are an interesting pair also. They are both police, working in the hate-crimes division, one male and one female. They are pretty different in their methods, so they make a good team, in a way.
If you want to read something a bit different, you might enjoy this one. However, I personally wouldn't recommend this audiobook, as I found it a little hard to understand at times. But that might just be me.
boktok73's review against another edition
3.0
http://boktok73.blogspot.fi/2014/10/lang-vag-hem-av-eva-dolan.html
steph1rothwell's review against another edition
5.0
Long Way Home is easily one of my favourite books of the year. The murder of a migrant worker in Peterborough is being investigated by the hate crimes unit. Poverty, mistrust and racism all feature but don't overpower the book. The story is a strong one, was very easy to read and very difficult to put down.
I really liked both Zigic and Ferreira, and I'm looking forward to the next novel that they feature in. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long.
I really liked both Zigic and Ferreira, and I'm looking forward to the next novel that they feature in. Hopefully I won't have to wait too long.
nocto's review against another edition
4.0
I'm delighted to find a fabulous new mystery series. Great story and characters that don't feel like a rehash of something that I've read before. Nice to find some cops in the UK who aren't misanthropic old men with failing relationships. Yes, I've enjoyed plenty of stories of misanthropic old men with failing relationships! I'm just ready for something else. The only thing I can mark this down for is for having a prologue that I didn't see the point of, and didn't realise where it came in the story until I got to the end and flicked back to it. Apart from that it was top class. I'm looking forward to more.
debumere's review against another edition
2.0
Author can definitely write but this story didn't work for me. It lost its path a few times, threw in, I thought, random people to confuse you and generally was a bit of a let down. It was too long winded. Not once did I feel a flicker of emotion for anybody, not even the two main characters.
It felt like the author was trying to base them on established American crime fiction characters, the feisty female and the rugged male.
In all fairness though; Ruth Rendell is, was, the best crime writer in the Universe so no-one can measure up.
I gave it two stars because I liked the scene at the raid where Kelvin Gavin sarcastically declared he'd paid the TV licence and was that what this was all about. Made me LOL.
The is a light at the end of the tunnel - I have cold Ribena in front of me. In a carton. With a straw.
It felt like the author was trying to base them on established American crime fiction characters, the feisty female and the rugged male.
In all fairness though; Ruth Rendell is, was, the best crime writer in the Universe so no-one can measure up.
I gave it two stars because I liked the scene at the raid where Kelvin Gavin sarcastically declared he'd paid the TV licence and was that what this was all about. Made me LOL.
The is a light at the end of the tunnel - I have cold Ribena in front of me. In a carton. With a straw.
bmip666's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5