"And one of the things that will haunt Oxo for ever is the look of confusion on Maria's face as she is brought out behind her husband. Her utter lack of comprehension. Her total astonishment at how the universe could possibly treat her so harshly, so unjustly".
This is the first David Jackson book that I have read; it was on offer on Ibooks whilst I was browsing books to read on my trip to Luxembourg and the plot seemed very intriguing so I thought i'd give it a go. It turns out this was the third in a series relating to DS Nathan Cody; although the main storylines don't follow on there are clearly nuances from the first two books that I have missed, that said, it didn't affect the story in a massive way.
I'll say from off the bat that this was not a favourite book of mine; it wasn't a terrible book, it just wasn't that great or memorable. We're told from the start who the kidnappers are, and therefore this takes quite a lot of the mystery out of the book. The book isn't the best written book, and I probably won't be exploring Jackson's other books.
There is a later twist in the book which I thought was good; the kidnappers don't choose the girls at random, they find them on the "dark web" where these children are being abused and betrayed by their parents; the kidnappers think they are rescuing them and offering them a better life. For me, this was an interesting twist and added another layer to the kidnappers.
This is the first David Jackson book that I have read; it was on offer on Ibooks whilst I was browsing books to read on my trip to Luxembourg and the plot seemed very intriguing so I thought i'd give it a go. It turns out this was the third in a series relating to DS Nathan Cody; although the main storylines don't follow on there are clearly nuances from the first two books that I have missed, that said, it didn't affect the story in a massive way.
I'll say from off the bat that this was not a favourite book of mine; it wasn't a terrible book, it just wasn't that great or memorable. We're told from the start who the kidnappers are, and therefore this takes quite a lot of the mystery out of the book. The book isn't the best written book, and I probably won't be exploring Jackson's other books.
There is a later twist in the book which I thought was good; the kidnappers don't choose the girls at random, they find them on the "dark web" where these children are being abused and betrayed by their parents; the kidnappers think they are rescuing them and offering them a better life. For me, this was an interesting twist and added another layer to the kidnappers.