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The Whole Truth by Cara Hunter

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marilynw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Whole Truth (DI Adam Fawley #5)
by Cara Hunter, narrated by Lee Ingleby, Emma Cunniffe

I always get caught up in this series and stay up too late listening to it or reading it. Once again I was glued to my audiobook and as usual there was so very much going on, so many ways to get confused, but I was able to follow things pretty well. I do think it helps a lot to have read/heard all the books before this one because one of the plotlines has been ongoing the entire series.

Be aware, the crimes are hard to stomach, especially when seen from a certain POV. Plus, there are a lot of office politics in each book but this time things go in a very dangerous direction for Adam Fawley. All of this is going on just as his wife Alex is late in her pregnancy. For many reasons Adam and Alex are worried about this baby and Alex's health and there is way too much stress on both of them.

There is a podcast that we hear throughout the story but I was able to follow that media with no problem. There are also time jumps, back and forth, but those were understandable for me, too. How was Adam going get out of the pickle he's in? This story has him so hemmed in I couldn't see a light at the end of the tunnel. Too much was on his plate and then he becomes the main course!

Thanks to my library and Libby for this audiobook.

litwithleigh's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 rounded down

One sentence review: A smooth journey other than a wrong turn that added 30 mins to the trip if you know what I mean

SYNOPSIS

A male rugby players accuses a standout professor of sexual assault. Meanwhile a case from DI Adam Fawley's early days comes back to haunt him and his wife.

MY OPINION

Okay so I'm often unbothered when a book is marketed incorrectly – whether it's tagged as a thriller when the thrillz are akin to my dog sniffing his ass or the synopsis was overpromising/giving too much away. BUTTTTT I have to say... the fact the synopsis didn't mention the whole ass Adam Fawley vs. Gavin Parrie storyline did throw me off because it is a SIGNIFICANT portion of the book.

This is the "detour" I'm referring to in my one-sentence review. It popped up randomly and outta left field and I was confusion about whether it had to do with the he said/she said sexual assault case or...? And for a good chunk of the book the "marketed case" so to speak is yeeted to the side and not as much as whisper is said about it until much later. Although to be fair – upon reflection – the title applies to both cases. BUT AGAIN – if you think you're only getting a he said/she said plot... SURPRISE!

Anyways other than that, I really enjoyed this. Cara "bitch you thought" Hunter delivered yet again with a story that has you flip flopping like a fish on land... did she do it? Did HE actually do it? Sexual assault cases are notoriously hard to prosecute and Cara demonstrates why. I liked the twist of the roles being reversed; hate me if you want but the victHIM hashtag had me rolling. This ain't French, words aren't gendered. Victim applies to men too