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shazzab39's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Had this one for ages and picked it out as part of my TBR challenge . Always felt it would take a trun as it moved the storyline. I felt convinced Janet's back story would involve a specific interaction of characters but it didn't. I think it would have made it more explainable. Never the less a good read
richard1510's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
5.0
4.8 stars. I was absolutely hooked in this book, just couldn't take breaks from it. But can't say that I enjoyed it as it dealt a lot of sexual assault and kidnapping, a very dark and grim read but impossible to put down and I read this a lot slower then I usually do which usually means that the book is that little extra good. It's definitely not something I would normally continue reading because of the dark content but I just had to find out if the wife was as innocent as she claims. A real page turner and I'm happy I got a lot more of his books available to binge
bookslifeandeverythingnice's review against another edition
4.0
I received this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways. As always, an honest review.
Going into this book I thought it would be a typical police procedural, murder mystery. Which technically it was, but the story was so captivating that it's anything but typical. Aftermath is the story of what happens after multiple terrible crimes occur. Terence Payne most likely abducted, raped, and killed multiple young women in an idyllic town in England. The police can't know for sure, since he was incapacitated by a brutal police beating as a result of him attacking another police officer. Aftermath dives into how the police, neighbors, his wife, and students cope with the effects of his crimes. The people are multi dimensional, not only defined by their label of victim, friend, or wife. The story is not for the faint of heart, as the author doesn't gloss over the gruesome details at all. Sometimes the details were a bit much for me. The main storyline has some horrifying turns of events. Early on the author starts hinting at the horrifying things to be revealed. Aftermath is intriguing in a horrible way. Worth the read, but be aware that it's less quaint English countryside and more house of horrors.
Going into this book I thought it would be a typical police procedural, murder mystery. Which technically it was, but the story was so captivating that it's anything but typical. Aftermath is the story of what happens after multiple terrible crimes occur. Terence Payne most likely abducted, raped, and killed multiple young women in an idyllic town in England. The police can't know for sure, since he was incapacitated by a brutal police beating as a result of him attacking another police officer. Aftermath dives into how the police, neighbors, his wife, and students cope with the effects of his crimes. The people are multi dimensional, not only defined by their label of victim, friend, or wife. The story is not for the faint of heart, as the author doesn't gloss over the gruesome details at all. Sometimes the details were a bit much for me. The main storyline has some horrifying turns of events. Early on the author starts hinting at the horrifying things to be revealed. Aftermath is intriguing in a horrible way. Worth the read, but be aware that it's less quaint English countryside and more house of horrors.
purplehazer's review against another edition
4.0
Another enjoyable book from the banks series. This one was really sinister, and was difficult to read in terms if content.
14evie_00's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lyrasbookshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
5.0
This, for me, is definitely a 5-star police procedural. I'm genuinely so surprised at how good this was because – and you can call me biased – I'm always wary picking up crime novels written by men, especially one that's not very recent, because I'm tired of reading about sexist policemen with antiquated and gross views on women. I had to check multiple times when this was written because I just couldn't believe this was published more than twenty years ago.
First and foremost, the story itself was so utterly gripping. It hooked me from page 1 and I just knew that this would be good. I loved the way everything was put together. There was balance between all the POVs and I felt like I really got to know the characters. And speaking of the characters, I was very impressed with how fleshed out they all were, not just the MC. Something I absolutely love in crime novels are (male) detectives who aren't emotionally stunted douchebags and Robinson definitely delivered on this.
First and foremost, the story itself was so utterly gripping. It hooked me from page 1 and I just knew that this would be good. I loved the way everything was put together. There was balance between all the POVs and I felt like I really got to know the characters. And speaking of the characters, I was very impressed with how fleshed out they all were, not just the MC. Something I absolutely love in crime novels are (male) detectives who aren't emotionally stunted douchebags and Robinson definitely delivered on this.
balthazarlawson's review against another edition
4.0
This story begins with the culprit being caught, kind of. It's then that we join the current investigation into the crimes. The story is backward compared to many crime novels but that is what I enjoyed about it so much. Plus I do enjoy the characters in the Inspector Banks series and interested to enough to know and care what happens to them. Unfortuantely I've not read the books in order but it's still enjoyable.