A review by sshabein
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

What a difference a murder mystery written by a woman makes! No lingering breast descriptions, no looking women up and down as if it's the correct way of operating, actual thought put into having women police officers present, but hardly any lionization of the police in general. Not everything holds up (this came out in 2003), and some character choices are a bit abrupt, but overall, a good, solid book. I kinda saw the ending coming, but hey, I DO watch a lot of this stuff on TV.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings