angelfireeast24's review
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Miscarriage, Murder, Abandonment, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Infertility, Bullying, Car accident, and Death of parent
andreab777's review
adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
carbonaden's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
anetq's review against another edition
4.0
Quick-paced little mystery - Perez has to solve a murder to help out his ex. So that's what he does. Rather the opposite of the Ann Cleeves I read just before this: The first Vera book, which took forever to get started.
shahrun's review against another edition
4.0
Nice Murder mystery with enough crumbs to keep me following on the trail and hints of ideas to keep me guessing. Would love to try a longer book by this author.
kalkie's review against another edition
3.0
I usually enjoy Ann Cleeves' books, so when I spotted this new release coming up, I pre-ordered it from Amazon. It's part of the "Quick Reads" novella series, and at 112 pages it's certainly that! However this means it loses a lot of the usual charm and subtlety of Cleeves' usual Perez novels.
The whole premise is a bit unlikely too. An out-of-town policeman who is called by his ex-wife to solve a potential crime that local police have labelled as a suicide. He doesn't bring anything new to the case, but yet still manages to solve it in a couple of days.
It's not the best example of Cleeves' work. The Shetland books are well worth reading, and while this is OK, I'm not sure I would buy another "Quick Reads" as ultimately it's just too unsatisfactory.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf
The whole premise is a bit unlikely too. An out-of-town policeman who is called by his ex-wife to solve a potential crime that local police have labelled as a suicide. He doesn't bring anything new to the case, but yet still manages to solve it in a couple of days.
It's not the best example of Cleeves' work. The Shetland books are well worth reading, and while this is OK, I'm not sure I would buy another "Quick Reads" as ultimately it's just too unsatisfactory.
This review was originally posted on Babs' Bookshelf