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bellewright12's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.75
Love the characters and the twists. Easy to read, well written.
skynet666's review against another edition
4.0
Accidentally, listened to third book before the second and although I loved it, I think it was stupid to include all the details of the previous book. Now I really don't care to read it.
deschatjes's review
4.0
I’ve just loved the quirky characters in this series. The fallibility the humanity & the smart cheekiness
quirkycatsfatstacks's review against another edition
4.0
Summary:
Every city has places where a person can disappear without a trace. Crimson Lake often feels like it is full of these spots, especially as the disappearances continue to multiply. More concerning is the threat of connecting each missing person to the next.
Ted was facing enough pressure to solve this series of cases before his daughter entered the fray. With her on the line, he’ll do just about anything to ensure things get wrapped up before she becomes the next to go missing.
Review:
First, I must confess a mistake I made: I didn’t realize Gone by Midnight was the third in the series until after I started. Since I got it from the library, I figured I’d just forge ahead. But that might have altered my perspective of the story.
With that out of the way, let’s begin. The investigative combination in this book is so surprising, and I think it really makes the book/series. Likewise, the characters absolutely make this world come to life. If that’s the sort of thriller you’re into, you’ve got to check out this series. I’m sure the others hold up.
I really enjoyed Candice Fox’s writing style. She lets the characters drive the plot, forging an emotional connection with the reader, all while holding a few surprises up her sleeve. It’s the perfect combination for a thriller.
Highlights:
Mystery Thriller
Multiple perspectives
Crime & Suspense
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Every city has places where a person can disappear without a trace. Crimson Lake often feels like it is full of these spots, especially as the disappearances continue to multiply. More concerning is the threat of connecting each missing person to the next.
Ted was facing enough pressure to solve this series of cases before his daughter entered the fray. With her on the line, he’ll do just about anything to ensure things get wrapped up before she becomes the next to go missing.
Review:
First, I must confess a mistake I made: I didn’t realize Gone by Midnight was the third in the series until after I started. Since I got it from the library, I figured I’d just forge ahead. But that might have altered my perspective of the story.
With that out of the way, let’s begin. The investigative combination in this book is so surprising, and I think it really makes the book/series. Likewise, the characters absolutely make this world come to life. If that’s the sort of thriller you’re into, you’ve got to check out this series. I’m sure the others hold up.
I really enjoyed Candice Fox’s writing style. She lets the characters drive the plot, forging an emotional connection with the reader, all while holding a few surprises up her sleeve. It’s the perfect combination for a thriller.
Highlights:
Mystery Thriller
Multiple perspectives
Crime & Suspense
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moonblink39's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25
beccajbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Gone by Midnight, is the third in the Crimson Lake series by Candice Fox.
Thank you to Century publishing for sending me a shiny hardback copy of this to review. And also NetGalley for letting me have a kindle version, all in the same week!
This was fantastic. I have recently read the second in the series, and I thoroughly enjoyed that. So when I knew this was coming, I was very excited.
What is it about? Ted and Amanda run a private investigation firm in Crimson Lake, Australia. They are an odd duo, drawn together because of their shared experiences on the outside of the law. Amanda is a convicted murderer, and Ted is an accused paedophile. They are hired by the mother of a missing boy, to find him and keep her updated on the case, as she believes the police are focusing too much on her and she wants someone out there looking for her son.
Richie went missing from a hotel room, in which he was apparently playing with three of his friends, around midnight on the second night of his holiday. With the 7 parents in close proximity, hourly checks on the boys and secutiy cameras all over the hotel, how could he have just vanished, when Sara goes to check on them at midnight?
We follow Ted and Amanda trying to find the boy and whoever has taken him. There were so many things I loved about this book.
First off I love the main characters. We have had enough time in the previous books to get to know them well, and with each installment we find out something new about them, something else to endear us to them. For all her crazy habits and tics, Amanda is just such a loveable rogue - we all need someone as straight talking as her on our side. In this story we get to see much more of Lillian - Ted's estranged daughter. We see another, more gentle, sensitive side to Ted in his interactions with her, and the way he feels about her and the whole situation he find himself in, being an accused baddie.
Another of the things I love about this, is the descriptions of the Australian rainforest and the area in which Ted lives. It is so well painted for us, it feels like we are there, in the humid, hot swamps of Cairns.
The pace is just right here, with action all the way through. The ending was superb, nicely tied up. I enjoyed the side story of Joanna and Amanda. And Superfish is just adorable! I want one of him.
Main star of the show, is of course Ted's family of geese - Mother being the head of the gang. They are great as a back story and make up a lot of Ted's personality.
I liked the introduction of Laney, and I hope to see more of her in the next installment. Not overly keen on Kelly, she should have stuck by her man. Although, that's a whole other debate.
Overall, 5 well deserved stars! Excellent, I would recommend to all.
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Thank you to Century publishing for sending me a shiny hardback copy of this to review. And also NetGalley for letting me have a kindle version, all in the same week!
This was fantastic. I have recently read the second in the series, and I thoroughly enjoyed that. So when I knew this was coming, I was very excited.
What is it about? Ted and Amanda run a private investigation firm in Crimson Lake, Australia. They are an odd duo, drawn together because of their shared experiences on the outside of the law. Amanda is a convicted murderer, and Ted is an accused paedophile. They are hired by the mother of a missing boy, to find him and keep her updated on the case, as she believes the police are focusing too much on her and she wants someone out there looking for her son.
Richie went missing from a hotel room, in which he was apparently playing with three of his friends, around midnight on the second night of his holiday. With the 7 parents in close proximity, hourly checks on the boys and secutiy cameras all over the hotel, how could he have just vanished, when Sara goes to check on them at midnight?
We follow Ted and Amanda trying to find the boy and whoever has taken him. There were so many things I loved about this book.
First off I love the main characters. We have had enough time in the previous books to get to know them well, and with each installment we find out something new about them, something else to endear us to them. For all her crazy habits and tics, Amanda is just such a loveable rogue - we all need someone as straight talking as her on our side. In this story we get to see much more of Lillian - Ted's estranged daughter. We see another, more gentle, sensitive side to Ted in his interactions with her, and the way he feels about her and the whole situation he find himself in, being an accused baddie.
Another of the things I love about this, is the descriptions of the Australian rainforest and the area in which Ted lives. It is so well painted for us, it feels like we are there, in the humid, hot swamps of Cairns.
The pace is just right here, with action all the way through. The ending was superb, nicely tied up. I enjoyed the side story of Joanna and Amanda. And Superfish is just adorable! I want one of him.
Main star of the show, is of course Ted's family of geese - Mother being the head of the gang. They are great as a back story and make up a lot of Ted's personality.
I liked the introduction of Laney, and I hope to see more of her in the next installment. Not overly keen on Kelly, she should have stuck by her man. Although, that's a whole other debate.
Overall, 5 well deserved stars! Excellent, I would recommend to all.
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ljm57's review
3.0
This probably didn’t live up to expectations when I first started reading. Intriguing crime - 8 year old boy inexplicably disappears from hotel room while spending the night with three of his mates while the parents dine downstairs. Interesting investigative team - disgraced ex-cop and his quirky private investigator partner. Enough twists and turns to keep me reading BUT, I was totally unconvinced by the ending. Plus the incompetency of the local police was not believable. Neither was the over-the-top-revenge/vendetta/feud between PI Amanda, with criminal background, and psychotic cop, Fischer. Readable and quite enjoyable, but there are a lot better mysteries out there.
mamallama805's review
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
toofondofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this crime thriller novel. The story features private investigator Ted and his sidekick Amanda as they investigate the disappearance of a child. I didn’t realise going into this book that it’s the third book in a series but I followed the story perfectly fine. I did love Ted and Amanda so much that I’m definitely going to go back and read the previous two books though, they are such brilliant characters and they really made this book for me. The case they are investigating is a missing child, who was left alone along with a group of other kids of a similar age, who has disappeared from a hotel. There is no evidence that the child left the hotel either alone or with someone so the crime becomes ever more mysterious. I didn’t work out where this book was going so the ending was a shock to me. I recommend this one!
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com