Nick Louth
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Gripping police investigation of murders in Surrey and Albania.
I started this book sometime in 2019, was intrigued by the beginning, but then had to put it aside and only now got back to it.
An imaginative, well-crafted plot and good location descriptions are the strength of this book. The writing style is competent but not special, character development doesn't figure in, and no great moral/ethical issues are addressed. So, none of my favorite elements of a crime novel are present.
But the plot is clever and well presented. Louth pulls together seemingly unconnected elements smoothly. And (always important to me), the female characters are neither all good, nor bad, nor smart, nor dumb. They function to move the story along much the same as the men.
In short, although it wasn't a life-altering read and won't make it to my favorites list, I really enjoyed the book and feel comfortable recommending it to anyone who likes crime fiction.… (mer)
An imaginative, well-crafted plot and good location descriptions are the strength of this book. The writing style is competent but not special, character development doesn't figure in, and no great moral/ethical issues are addressed. So, none of my favorite elements of a crime novel are present.
But the plot is clever and well presented. Louth pulls together seemingly unconnected elements smoothly. And (always important to me), the female characters are neither all good, nor bad, nor smart, nor dumb. They function to move the story along much the same as the men.
In short, although it wasn't a life-altering read and won't make it to my favorites list, I really enjoyed the book and feel comfortable recommending it to anyone who likes crime fiction.… (mer)
Scientist Erica Stroud-Jones is missing. She disappears just hours before she will present her secret work to a conference in Amsterdam; research that could finally revolutionize the battle against a deadly tropical disease. But now she is gone and her boyfriend Max Carver must do everything in his power to find her. But that are people out there who would do anything to stop him. And, then people start getting sick, but it seems that someone is behind this new illness...
This book was wonderfully captivating, a real page-turner. There are three different narratives in this book; Ericas diary from her time in Africa, Max Carvers searching for Erica and the doctors who discover the illness and all three of the narratives work perfectly together until the end.
This is my kind of book a thriller that until the last page is thrilling to read and that manage to deliver some surprises. I admit that towards the ending I found that I had some problem fully take in the story, but I think it had more to do with me being tired than the book. Also, in this book, not everything is black and white, sure there is some evil people, especially one really nasty person, but I felt that the man behind the all, I could understand him. I could understand how he came to do the things he did and that is not always so when it comes to thriller. Often is it money or power, but in this case, not everything had to do with money, well in a way it did, as it was a one man's greed that started everything.
What really got to me, in the end, was the ending of the book when everything that had happened in the book in the present got explained and it was so perfect! It was just a perfect closing for the book, the explanation how one thing led to another thing.
Thank you Piatkus for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!… (mer)
This book was wonderfully captivating, a real page-turner. There are three different narratives in this book; Ericas diary from her time in Africa, Max Carvers searching for Erica and the doctors who discover the illness and all three of the narratives work perfectly together until the end.
This is my kind of book a thriller that until the last page is thrilling to read and that manage to deliver some surprises. I admit that towards the ending I found that I had some problem fully take in the story, but I think it had more to do with me being tired than the book. Also, in this book, not everything is black and white, sure there is some evil people, especially one really nasty person, but I felt that the man behind the all, I could understand him. I could understand how he came to do the things he did and that is not always so when it comes to thriller. Often is it money or power, but in this case, not everything had to do with money, well in a way it did, as it was a one man's greed that started everything.
What really got to me, in the end, was the ending of the book when everything that had happened in the book in the present got explained and it was so perfect! It was just a perfect closing for the book, the explanation how one thing led to another thing.
Thank you Piatkus for providing me with a free copy for an honest review!… (mer)
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- Verk
- 22
- Medlemmar
- 250
- Popularitet
- #91,401
- Betyg
- 3.6
- Recensioner
- 19
- ISBN
- 76
- Språk
- 3
The investigation started when Gillard's pregnant wife ran afoul of a pair of malicious petty thieves in a shopping mall. Of the two people involved in the incident with his wife, one is found dead (proved to be murdered) and the other missing. It seems that they were involved with a professional group planning a high-priced heist. And then things get really exciting. This was another great story and it kept me up much too late reading it!
I requested and received a free temporary e-book from Canelo via NetGalley. Thank you!… (mer)