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jodiegervais's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
tomaind's review
4.0
This was my first book by Kate Pepper & I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a good suspense novel that kept you guessing.
alienhard's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. This is the second book I've read by Katia Lief and I've loved both of them. Quick, exciting reads. These are not great works of literature by any means, but they are well writing crime novels that usually keep me up WAY too late at night because I can't wait to find out what happens. I'd highly recommend them to anyone wanting a good, quick read. And many of her books are only $.99 for the Nook at Barnes & Noble, so you can't go wrong. ;)
nae1226's review
3.0
A wife is kidnapped and one of her sons will be killed. Who did it? SEveral suspects arise. The psycho-murderer is not a real surprise.
hostile17's review
2.0
This book had a lot of promise, but fell short of my expectations. Where the writing crackles in one scene (and it really can be excellent), it fizzles in the next, overwrought and inevitably pointless (in terms of plot, that is; paragraphs of detail on the young cop's heritage or the elderly mother's past do not help me solve mysteries). The mystery element of the book, especially the ending, was unsatisfying for me as I felt the reader was hand-fed clues so it was inevitable and still kind of unbelievable. There are inconsistencies with the killer that really frustrated me, but I'll avoid them here so as not to have "spoilers" for other readers. This was a very character driven story and not enough plot for my taste, but some people like that. And that's not to say some of the characters weren't enjoyable (although I started to get worn out by how many there were in the latter half of the book); I enjoyed David's perspective and Will's most of the time. I grew to sincerely dislike Geary, but that's a whole other review. If you like character driven stories and don't mind a mystery you as a reader don't actually solve because its basically solved for you (kind of ridiculously) then you might enjoy. Otherwise, SKIP.
laura_thereflectivebookshelf's review
2.0
This is a mystery that I picked up because it takes places in my tiny summer town of Popponesset on Cape Cod and I heard people talking about it on the beach. Quick read but I would definitely recommend it to other Poppy people just for fun.
trusselltales's review against another edition
2.0
Nothing special about this one. Pretty predictable, nothing challenging about it. Fast paced holiday reading best describes it.
kaz_loves_books's review
5.0
fantastic book, couldn't put it down, read this in a day! Katia is a great writer with great storylines, keeps you interested and hooked from the start. Always on the look out for her books as I think she is a great author and I love the books I have read by her so far :-)
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