A review by liseyp
Hunted by Abir Mukherjee

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Thank you to the author, publishers Harvill Secker and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review. 

 

FBI agent Shreya Mistry has an uncanny ability to get inside the head of a suspect. But, she’s less able to explain what her instincts tell her making it difficult to get the backing of senior colleagues. She knows everything isn’t how it appears when a young woman is at the centre of an attack on a mall, but as the agency tries to shunt her aside her commitment to the truth unites her with two parents who can’t trust the authorities to find their children, and all three are caught in a race across the country, hunted by forces known and unknown. 

 

An unrelenting thriller that keeps up the pace throughout before hurtling me into an ending that I won’t forget. 

 

Told from different perspectives the novel doesn’t shy away from the challenges of a world where people are judged by perceptions based on the colour of their skin and ancient prejudices, without ever becoming preachy. That hate leads to hate. Challenges perceptions of who the bad guys are without feeling judgmental, and recognising that at the end of the day it is the innocent people with families and feelings who are caught in the cross-fire. And, above all it’s a really good story told well.