Reviews

A Place of Execution by Val McDermid

vera222's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

in_and_out_of_the_stash's review against another edition

4.0

A girl disappears, step-father is accused of her murder, surprising twist at end. except not that surprising to me as I had read Four Corners of Night by Craig Holden.

The book is wordy but when the plot twist is revealed, all the wordiness makes sense.

angelafr's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

winniefoster's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book is very uneven in pacing and tone. The first section drags and there is an obvious twist that most readers will spot hundreds of pages before the narrator or the detectives. 
However, if this novel had been more tightly edited, it would have deserved five stars for the plot and evocative landscapes.

aidanjchristie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kasia_4560's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

caterinaanna's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

liberrydude's review

4.0

I saw the beginning of the movie and was intrigued-had to find out who did it. Book was quite a page turner and after awhile you begin to figure it out (but you're stil not sure) but I was still shocked at the twist at the end.

clairabella_bookworm's review

3.0

I found the first 150 pages quite slow, but then it picked up and I was hooked. Couldn't put it down and really enjoyed the ending.

tlt19's review

4.0

Wow, what an interesting story! My only issue was that it was a bit wordy at times and would have been much better and more fast paced if it was edited a little bit.