A brilliant writer - shame about the ending
I have deliberated a lot about what star rating to give this book, as up until the final act this was easily a five star read. I loved the main characters and was really intrigued about what was going on. It is a well paced book that readers of James Patterson and Lynda La Plant will enjoy, with excellent story telling and compelling narrative, a brilliant cast of characters and a well paced read that keeps you guessing until the end.
The solution itself was also brilliantly done, as it is believable and definitely solvable.
However, the ending itself, with some of the surprises with side characters ( I will say no more) are depressing and, in my opinion, only detract from the overall atmosphere of the book rather than enhance. I had to stop reading at one point due to the fact that I got quite upset (I am not usually sensitive to such issues but it was incredibly difficult to read, not one for the faint of heart).
However, I would still recommend this author and I will pick up another book by him as he can write well and it is a brilliant read for the majority of the book. Many thanks to Readers First and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
The solution itself was also brilliantly done, as it is believable and definitely solvable.
However, the ending itself, with some of the surprises with side characters ( I will say no more) are depressing and, in my opinion, only detract from the overall atmosphere of the book rather than enhance. I had to stop reading at one point due to the fact that I got quite upset (I am not usually sensitive to such issues but it was incredibly difficult to read, not one for the faint of heart).
However, I would still recommend this author and I will pick up another book by him as he can write well and it is a brilliant read for the majority of the book. Many thanks to Readers First and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.