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cloudyapple's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely love the inclusion of Petra and Stahl, I think this was my favourite if his books so far.
chelseakado's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lazwright's review against another edition
3.0
Dr. Delaware is certainly moody in this book, but overall, this storyline was much more enjoyable than the past few novels. Sturgis has a suspect from the beginning, but the way suspense is built throughout is quite nice. The identity of the "bad guy" wasn't a total surprise, but I enjoyed how all the clues came together.
holl3640's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
hollie313's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
sizzlesteaks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Grief and Mental illness
Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, Misogyny, Homophobia, Addiction, Blood, and Child death
boleary30's review against another edition
2.0
I gave it another shot, and while not as bad as the previous two, still not good.
shalenaimathews's review against another edition
3.0
The story itself is at least 4 stars but derogatory remarks and the usage of slurs of all stripes (transphobic, racist, ableist, etc.) was heavy throughout and difficult to hear. If the protagonists would at least think about these remarks in a way to show their worthlessness, some of it would have been more bearable, but basically everyone except the main players say whatever and there’s no challenge anywhere.
I’ve noticed an uptick in these kinds of things as the series has progressed but the last few books seemed to have them every few pages. Hopefully this trend won’t continue and while saddened and annoyed, I can’t say I’m surprised for the time period the book was published.
I’ve noticed an uptick in these kinds of things as the series has progressed but the last few books seemed to have them every few pages. Hopefully this trend won’t continue and while saddened and annoyed, I can’t say I’m surprised for the time period the book was published.
syren1532's review against another edition
4.0
An artist has been murdered at the opening of an exhibition of her paintings. Detective Milo Sturgis asks psychologist and friend Alex Delaware to help him with the case. They then discover that the case is linked to the death of a blues guitarist which is being investigated by Detective Petra Connor. The investigations leads to other linked cases and three more murders before the killer is identified but can they stop him before he kills someone who used to be close to Alex? Enjoyed this book - some of the series are not as good as others but this and the previous book have been enjoyable reads.