margardenlady's review against another edition
4.0
Secrets. They lurk and eventually push their way to the surface. No matter what. A girl witnesses a house fire that kills the family inside it. Years later she is killed on a beach far from that location. Cab Bolton is the Florida detective that travels up to Door County WI to piece together the truth. Which he does while battling his own ghosts.
margardenlady's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Secrets. They lurk and eventually push their way to the surface. No matter what. A girl witnesses a house fire that kills the family inside it. Years later she is killed on a beach far from that location. Cab Bolton is the Florida detective that travels up to Door County WI to piece together the truth. Which he does while battling his own ghosts.
margenotbutter's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the premise of this more than the actual book I think, the blurb made it sound very interesting but I felt the book dragged because everyone was intended to be so suspicious that after a while I just wanted to reach the end. And then when I did reach the end I just felt confused about the culprit/s? I originally rated it 3* but on reflection I felt this was weaker than the other Brian Freeman books I have read and so I have changed my rating to 2*s.
fxtrtr's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this one. It kept you guessing the entire way through! Riveting!
ilikepudding's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
onebookishbabe's review against another edition
3.0
This surprised me, I was honestly expecting to get a couple chapters in and being so bored or beyond annoyed with the story. While the characters did do plenty of not so bright things it didn't overwhelm me with disgust. The story had lots of twist and turns and things you more than likely won't ever suspect to happen happen. I was honestly surprised I guessed bits and pieces. There are quite a few different side stories and flashbacks and things going on and that might turn some readers off, usually it does for me. However this all worked so well, not one scene didn't give you some kind of detail about the major mystery. You might not understand it while its happening, but it adds up in the end. The type of Mysteries I love! I even love in the last few sentences you still don't get a complete answer on what happened between a couple of the characters, the author just lets your mind wonder with that. Did he or didn't he? Great start to a series I'm already looking for the others.
onebookishbabe's review
3.0
This surprised me, I was honestly expecting to get a couple chapters in and being so bored or beyond annoyed with the story. While the characters did do plenty of not so bright things it didn't overwhelm me with disgust. The story had lots of twist and turns and things you more than likely won't ever suspect to happen happen. I was honestly surprised I guessed bits and pieces. There are quite a few different side stories and flashbacks and things going on and that might turn some readers off, usually it does for me. However this all worked so well, not one scene didn't give you some kind of detail about the major mystery. You might not understand it while its happening, but it adds up in the end. The type of Mysteries I love! I even love in the last few sentences you still don't get a complete answer on what happened between a couple of the characters, the author just lets your mind wonder with that. Did he or didn't he? Great start to a series I'm already looking for the others.
perri's review
5.0
The best thriller I've read in a long time. The pacing's great-each chapter ends in a cliff hanger with the suspense building. As we slowly get to know the characters, the good guys show cracks, some bad ones become sympathetic-like real life we find complexity in people. The ferry served island with its idiosyncratic people and culture really resonated with me.
dianevr's review
3.0
3,5 stars. A few plot holes left me a little annoyed after an otherwise very good book.
pages_and_procrastination's review
4.0
#Libraryfind
To be completely honest, I would never have picked this book up if it had not been for the random trip to the library.
I kind of hate when mysteries start with a ready-made suspect, it rarely ends with that suspect being the person who actually did. So it immediately tells me that I can't trust the writer. Besides that, this was extremely well written, I found that I just couldn't put it down. I knew that Mark wasn't the murderer, but I was curious as to how far down that road he traveled, and we are left having to have faith that Mark is telling the complete truth (doubt it!) It does seem like a lot of things going on, but in the end they do all tie together. This is one mystery where you don't have too many likable characters, and I am okay with that. Cab is the investigating detective and while I like his style, I'm still not sure if I actually like him as a character. In the end, the reveal is done smoothly. Looking back it makes perfect sense. And you realize that misdirection was used expertly and done so without treating the reader as an idiot. But, because I enjoyed this mystery and the way that it all comes together I will definitely be reading more from Freeman.
To be completely honest, I would never have picked this book up if it had not been for the random trip to the library.
I kind of hate when mysteries start with a ready-made suspect, it rarely ends with that suspect being the person who actually did. So it immediately tells me that I can't trust the writer. Besides that, this was extremely well written, I found that I just couldn't put it down. I knew that Mark wasn't the murderer, but I was curious as to how far down that road he traveled, and we are left having to have faith that Mark is telling the complete truth (doubt it!) It does seem like a lot of things going on, but in the end they do all tie together. This is one mystery where you don't have too many likable characters, and I am okay with that. Cab is the investigating detective and while I like his style, I'm still not sure if I actually like him as a character. In the end, the reveal is done smoothly. Looking back it makes perfect sense. And you realize that misdirection was used expertly and done so without treating the reader as an idiot. But, because I enjoyed this mystery and the way that it all comes together I will definitely be reading more from Freeman.
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