didactylos's review against another edition
4.0
By about a third of the way in I reckoned the story was about to conclude..... hmmm. Masterful plotting that just keeps adding twist after twist. Only reservation would be the sometime Mills and Boonish quality of the romance elements.
pelicaaan's review against another edition
1.0
Could have been better, but for a shockingly spineless heroine.
alissynia's review against another edition
3.0
This novel was written in the 1990s and I did enjoy the slightly old fashioned feel to the book. The main characters, a group of everyday people thrown together by murderous circumstance had no opportunity to Google or use their mobile phones but they managed to work together to try and solve the crime.
The characters were well written and the writing style readable. I would have given the book four stars but the book just felt too long. The plot was convoluted and twisting and it just all felt a little improbable. However I did enjoy the book and would like to try another Robert Goddard novel.
The characters were well written and the writing style readable. I would have given the book four stars but the book just felt too long. The plot was convoluted and twisting and it just all felt a little improbable. However I did enjoy the book and would like to try another Robert Goddard novel.
eigendecomp's review against another edition
5.0
Definitely of one Goddard's best books. In fact, it's the best I've read so far (out of 8) but I do have to read some of his old ones yet.
It's what one expects (an old mystery wreaking havoc on the present-day lives of some innocent-looking people, lots of lies and secrets uncovered in the processes, some murders, a bit of catharsis and redemption in the end) and some more.
Fewer plot twists than the usual Goddard book (which is a good thing, actually!) and a pleasant surprise in that instead of the standard damaged-in-some-way-but-fundamentally-good male protagonist we got here two - a male and a female (and less damaged than usual...).
Perhaps the reason Goddard's books (well, most of them) are so engrossing is that they are about crime and mysteries all right, but they are also about families and how messed up they can be.
It's what one expects (an old mystery wreaking havoc on the present-day lives of some innocent-looking people, lots of lies and secrets uncovered in the processes, some murders, a bit of catharsis and redemption in the end) and some more.
Fewer plot twists than the usual Goddard book (which is a good thing, actually!) and a pleasant surprise in that instead of the standard damaged-in-some-way-but-fundamentally-good male protagonist we got here two - a male and a female (and less damaged than usual...).
Perhaps the reason Goddard's books (well, most of them) are so engrossing is that they are about crime and mysteries all right, but they are also about families and how messed up they can be.
vic_the_postie's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
trilliz's review against another edition
5.0
I liked this much more than Into the Blue (which I also liked) - started reading it in the morning, stayed up too late to finish it!
chamewa's review against another edition
3.0
Theoretically, I love this type of the old-school crime stories. And it started well...Unfortunatelly, the further, the worse, the book just dragged for me and I had the feeling that if it had been shorter, it would have been so much better. I was not enjoying the development of the story.
pers's review against another edition
4.0
My Robert Goddard obsession is still going strong - his ability to think up twisty yet satisfying plots with well-drawn characters and well-paced narratives, time after time, is remarkable.
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