Reviews

Dark Objects by Simon Toyne

missthomsenreads's review against another edition

4.0

“Anger may burn brightly, but it fades eventually, whereas grief burns black and is never extinguished.”

|| Professor Laughton Rees hunts a killer who is staging murder scenes and leaving her book, How to Process a Murder, at the scene of each crime… but how do you catch a killer if the victims don’t exist? ||

What this story has:
•A murderer who leaves clues behind

maryqueenofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

paulmoore's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

denaiir's review against another edition

5.0

great surprise, I enjoyed the characters and the plot was full of twists. An author to follow going forward, I hope he writes more in this style.

brynn5296's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

mynameisrocky's review against another edition

5.0

horror-esque. so intelligent and methodical. a movie in your head and cannot be seen in any other way than how simon toyne sees it. the technicalities of criminal investigations- their systems, lingo, raid approach- all were very accurate and detailed. characters i emoted over- hated, loved, and those who grew on me. so inspiring. in awe of the beautiful and disgusting writing of this thriller/mystery.

ajnel's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Simon Toyne shot to almost instant fame with "Sanctus" during the 90s.  His follow-up books in the trilogy however never had the same success and one got the feeling that his writing was just not strong enough to carry the stories.  However, with "Dark Objects", Toyne's writing perfectly matches the fast-moving and very engaging whodunit.  Definitely worth reading. 

toriestories06's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

aswsss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

pcdilger914's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25