Reviews

Muerte Contrarreloj, by Jorge Zepeda Patterson

gmd316's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I do not understand cycling enough for this book to be intriguing or engaging. Also the ending was quite lackluster and didn't really add up

mathrio35's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

vey's review against another edition

3.5

Suffers a bit in the translation, but overall very exciting writing in the race scenes and a lot of inside baseball of the elite cycling world.  Ending wrapped up way too quickly and was unsatisfying, and

Spoiler

cliffhanger setup for a sequel was kind of cheesy

.  Did really like the sense of uncertainty throughout the book, added a lot of atmosphere, and also made me question whether the narrator was reliable.  Would recommend (except for the very ending).

nsperger's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

clellman's review against another edition

1.0

wow this book was soooooooo bad

hockeyceres's review against another edition

4.0

Bel libro. Finale un po' confuso. Ottima la narrativa e avvicente la trama, credibili i personaggi. Consigliato a tutti gli appassionati di ciclismo e di sport.

karla13's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

katiepyne23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.5

caitlinbould's review against another edition

4.0

4.8⭐️

yetanothersusan's review against another edition

5.0

Marc is a domestique. His job is to make sure his team’s leader wins the Tour de France. As tragedies continue to befall the race, Marc is also drafted to help uncover who is behind the sabotage. And, well, maybe get the yellow jersey for himself? This book is the perfect merger of mystery and cycling. Those who like mysteries might feel there is too much cycling. Those who like cycling might feel there is too much behind the scenes mystery. But combining both results in an action packed race to the finish with as many twists and turns as some of the stages of the Tour itself!

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for a copy of the book. This review is my own opinion.