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A review by lyrasbookshelf
Aftermath by Peter Robinson
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.