amy1980's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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? No
3.0
Enjoyed this.
pebbles7g's review
3.0
This is the same book as "The Truth Teller's Lie" by Sophie Hannah (Spilling CID #2)
realmenwearfloral's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-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
3.25
jeannelovesbooks's review
4.0
A book of thirds: gripping, intriguing, entertaining. Probably deserves 3.5* but rounded up to 4* just because.....
celiaedf12's review
4.0
I am just in the mood for Sophie Hannah's thrillers at the moment - very fast paced, tense, slightly bizarre mysteries. Hurting Distance involves a very involved and fairly unbelievable resolution to the initial mystery of the disappearance of Robert Haworth - a married man with whom Naomi (who is just a little insane) has been having an affair. It gets much much weirder from there.
emmalynn's review
2.0
If you're looking for plausibility, don't read this one!
As a fan of crime novels, I've read all kinds of far-fetched, intricated, improbable stories but this one takes the cake! There are far too many coincidences, unbelievable circumstances and all in all it doesn't ring true at all.
This said, it's still a page-turner, I couldn't put it down once I had started reading it and I also liked the heroine (Naomi, not Charlie), she was interesting, fierce and obsessive.
As a fan of crime novels, I've read all kinds of far-fetched, intricated, improbable stories but this one takes the cake! There are far too many coincidences, unbelievable circumstances and all in all it doesn't ring true at all.
This said, it's still a page-turner, I couldn't put it down once I had started reading it and I also liked the heroine (Naomi, not Charlie), she was interesting, fierce and obsessive.
bookishfifi's review
4.0
A big improvement on Little Face with much tighter plot/story and more character development. I wish I'd had a chance to read all the Zailer/Waterhouse books before the recent television adaptation of Point Of Rescue (next up in my TBR mountain) as I'm reading the books and almost imprinting the tv version of them which is very frustrating.
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