I really enjoyed this though she almost lost her 5* because of a really dumb mistake, though, since there really weren't many more throughout, she gotI really enjoyed this though she almost lost her 5* because of a really dumb mistake, though, since there really weren't many more throughout, she got a pass........and Christmas is coming ! This was my Kindle First selection for December. It was a fascinating story full of secrets, lies and omissions and I was sure I'd sussed it all out in my head and........I hadn't ! I was woefully wrong yet again. It was nice to read of a likeable protagonist as most of the females I've read about recently have been quite the opposite and pretty annoying and insipid characters, not so Julia. She is sparky and I liked her humour and I liked her Tash, too, along with the pals she knocked around with. It was nice to see how well they got along with Julia. Now, I'm no fan of moths as I can't bear anything flying around my head. I will never, ever visit a butterfly farm, either, but I Googled each of those used in chapter headings here and there are some real beauties to be found along with their interesting habits. Just as long as I don't encounter them for real, they're quite fascinating creatures. So we get an education here, too. She raises a subject in this book that I often think about as I don't think it's a moral thing to do and personally don't like the idea of. I believe that in some years it's going to cause allsorts of issues nobody has foreseen or selfishly really doesn't care about and for me it's just wrong. I liked her helicopter analogy though I didn't "get" her hawk reference further in ! It wasn't explained what happened to David's phone that I could find, either. I'd have inserted a hyphen in 'box ticking' and I was at a loss as to why a character was always Ollie apart from the once when he turned into an Oliver......I wonder too where the author lives where she gets referred to as lovely as lovey has always been the term I'm more likely to hear. I stand with David on skimmed milk, however, it's just coloured water !!! Revolting stuff. I'd have capitalised facetime, too. Now THAT mistake was using bought and not brought and she'd known the difference elsewhere so I'd like to think it's a proofreading or editing fault. However, I'll certainly read her again (or perhaps I already have, who knows ?) ...more
Another superb book in this terrific series. This is the 5th book I've read by this author this year and she never disappoints. I don't see many mentiAnother superb book in this terrific series. This is the 5th book I've read by this author this year and she never disappoints. I don't see many mentions of her at all yet her books are very, very good and she should be more widely acclaimed than she is for sure. This book was the 3rd of the Baxter & Holt series and I've given all of them 5*. I hope there are going to be more (and of the Tess Winnett series, too). In the meantime, I am going to start from the beginning with her and read the Alex Hoffmann series of stories. This story was left quite open-ended and so she really needs to carry on with this series so we can see how Baxter gets on with her newest investigation. I really enjoy how she works along with Holt. I also like young Fletcher a great deal. They're a terrific team and get some great results and I enjoy reading how they attain said results. I spotted a word missed from a sentence, "...when she remembered I took space in her living room" and I would've capitalised all these brand names-oxy, Vicodin, ecstasy, then this sentence needs to have how replaced by what, "....instead of obsessing over how Karyn looked like." Then at one point she refers to east-side clients and I think that should've read west-side ? I am not a great fan of her using helo and ambo for ambulance and helicopter, either. However, these are all pretty minor gripes and it's an easy 5* from me. Keep them coming, Ms Wolfe, you're doing a splendid job....more
Another gem in this series.....she did use a couple of Americanisms again BUT also wrote realise so she's coming round to English spellings, I hope. IAnother gem in this series.....she did use a couple of Americanisms again BUT also wrote realise so she's coming round to English spellings, I hope. It does seem peculiar to set her books here and then to always use Americanised spelling !! I really enjoy this series of books and I intend to be sticking with them. I do hope Kate won't be taking Tin up on his offer.. He didn't really consider her much before forging on ahead after all. This was a pretty topical subject where illegal immigrants here are mentioned. Though she did get my back up as she rued how an illegal came here and died saying...."to have survived a perilous sea crossing only to die on a beach of the country that had taken you in" which was wrong because he HAD landed in Greece, not here. This happens all the time, they don't stay where they land, which they're supposed to and therein lies THE massive issue. I agreed with Rav's opinion on this subject. She also challenged someone to name a serial killer who murdered across genders and I immediately thought of Brady and Hindley. I REALLY liked the addition of Chloe and I hope she'll be featuring again very soon. Kate needs a regular female colleague for a change, let alone a pal. There were a couple of very touching moments in this story that gave me a sniffy pause but also the regular humour among the detectives, too. And in this book she also spelt discernible correctly, though she did mention that hissing (as opposed to pissing) rain again !! The only errors I spotted were one apostrophe error (Sanderby's) which was irritating as it was correct the rest of the time, turn off needed hyphenating and she lost a word from this sentence: "....she'd seen at window" and all these mistakes were right at the end of the book for some reason like the proofreader was interrupted before the end. However, this is a tremendous improvement in presentation and I was so pleased to see it and enjoy the reading experience so much....more
The best book Gregg Olsen has ever written. It's the fifth I've read by him and I've usually been pretty disappointed as his proofreaders or editors hThe best book Gregg Olsen has ever written. It's the fifth I've read by him and I've usually been pretty disappointed as his proofreaders or editors have done an atrocious job, but this one is WAY better presented altogether. I see it's been a few years since he wrote a true crime book so the break's done him the world of good as this one is fascinating. I did dither a little over selecting it as my Kindle First choice for the month, but I'm pleased I gave him this "last chance" !! It's not a case that ever reached us over here, and it is a pretty harrowing read. Shelly properly is a mother from hell. How on earth some people think up the things they do to other people leave me flabbergasted ! Especially as she's a mother. There is a happy ending, however.....her girls are all grown up and well away from her and I was happy to see it. I had a lot of time for Lara. She is probably the nicest person the girls have in their lives by a country mile. She took a lot on with her kids and Shelly seemed to be pretty damaged already by the time Lara encountered her. Her maternal family were a bunch of nutcases, so I guess she didn't stand a chance, really, though it'll never excuse her later behaviour. I also liked Shane a great deal. He was dealt a bloody awful hand himself....I liked Ron, too and his relationship with Tori was a sweet one. A couple of abuses Shelly committed actually made me wince.....none were pleasant, of course but she went beyond the pale. I had little time for her husband, either. Sadly, he lacked any backbone and always backed his wife up. He attempted to redeem himself later in life and was sort of accepted as a fellow victim by the author but I'm having none of it, I'm afraid. I suppose if you've never been in the position the sisters were in, you'll never "get" why they kept quiet or hung around once they were of age. Something Nikki said I highlighted, "I loved my mother because I didn't know I had a choice. I had to love her." I guess that speaks volumes in itself. Though one thing Nikki did I found unfathomable, I just couldn't figure out her reasoning for it. You'll know what I mean when you read it.... An Alford plea was discussed in this book and I've read about this before, yet it still makes no sense to me in the least. It's a proper cop-out decision for any justice system and I'm always shocked when it's utilised to even think such a thing is in existence. I just Googled out of interest and thankfully we have nothing similar here in the UK. Good. I hope we never do. I did spot the odd apostrophe mistake and one massive spelling howler, using waived and not waved (!!) but this is really a huge, huge improvement in this author's presentation and now I can take him off my sh**list for future books....more
I preferred this one to the first in this series and the ending was perfect. Although it made me sniffy, it was spot on. There were fewer errors in thI preferred this one to the first in this series and the ending was perfect. Although it made me sniffy, it was spot on. There were fewer errors in this one, too. I'm really liking her stories and her characters. Though I'm torn as to which man Victoria needs to have in her life.....I think Ned would shade it for me over Dante as Ned's the real animal lover so wins out because of that for me. It will be interesting to see which side she comes down on in the end. Another lovely cover as well on this one. The story was terribly sad featuring the dreadfully true toll of human trafficking. Scary what goes on. Yes, this is fiction but it is happening a lot out there and here as well. The parents of the girl kidnapped in this story were both horrible pieces of work, though I really liked young Sofia !! A few times fullstops were missed off, she wrote stationary and not stationery and once she put the apostrophe in the wrong place in Manning's which was annoying as she got it right every other time. She added a needless one in to-do's as well. However, this is a great improvement so an easy 5* and I look forward to the next instalment, if only to see what occurs with the new additions in Victoria's life !!...more
A tremendously easy 5* for this book ! Both for content AND presentation. So many authors need to pick this up and see just what perfection is and jusA tremendously easy 5* for this book ! Both for content AND presentation. So many authors need to pick this up and see just what perfection is and just where they're going wrong. The translation too is flawless. I am so impressed !! I often find this with the Nordic stories I read, they seem to take a LOT more pride in their work and for that I'm grateful. The only thing I highlighted was he wrote both eying and eyeing. It's a dark tale with some unpleasant occurrences but there is humour there as well. I liked that. Yet at one point, I did have a sniffy spell, too. I was unsure why the killer was considered to be making his own human Chestnut Man but that seemed pretty farcical considering he'd got himself a surfeit of bodily parts needed ! And I'm not a detective..... I was a little unsure of what I thought about Thulin....she takes no messing, which I fully approve of but at other times I thought she exhibited some irritating qualities, such as binning a card from some flowers sent to her then leaving them behind, too. Just odd. I liked Hess a great deal and he is a really clever detective, too. I hope they'll both feature in other stories. There's certainly an opening that could mean we get a sequel. I'll be reading more by this author without a doubt and I'm very pleased I stumbled upon him....more
My Kindle First choice for the month and another I'm really pleased with as well. It's not often these turn out to be terrible so someone selecting thMy Kindle First choice for the month and another I'm really pleased with as well. It's not often these turn out to be terrible so someone selecting them is doing a good job at Amazon. It's a fascinating amnesia tale and you wonder throughout how things are going to pan out for Charlotte, this "new" mother and if she can manage or not !! And what did her husband do to upset the applecart as well ? I made a lot of guesses throughout but was always wrong !! I did agree with her about the word lactate !! There were some other funny lines in it as well that tickled me. It was clever how it went that each time frame caught up with the other and she wrote it very artfully so one chapter led onto another but in a differing year....I thought that was pretty well thought out and clever of her. I felt for David as things progressed, I think he had the patience of a saint with her. At one point she wrote be and not by and that was the only error I spotted which is sterling work indeed. An author I'll be reading again for sure....more
Yayyyyy, for once the critics got it right with their plaudits on this book. So many times I've read how something is the best thing since sliced breaYayyyyy, for once the critics got it right with their plaudits on this book. So many times I've read how something is the best thing since sliced bread, only to be bitterly disappointed. I was a little torn about paying for this one as the author was unknown to me, plus it had all those gushing reviews. But at last they were spot on and I'll definitely be looking out for her next offering. It's a lovely story though I think there were three instances in differing parts of the story that had me sobbing !! Some chapters feature letters to someone who is missing somebody else and you never know who is writing to who for a great deal of time and this left me totally intrigued. Of course, I guessed wrong, as I usually do !! It is interesting to then look back and reread the letters once it all becomes clear. I loved it. The author has a terrific imagination for sure. She created some very, very likeable characters as well. Usually you happen upon a prize s**t somewhere but all the people in this had at least one redeeming feature !! There were also some very funny lines here and there, too, the de-gaying mention made me howl, especially !! At one point I'd have used roiling and not rolling and she wrote prized and not prised just the once and that was it for any errors, which is pretty bloody marvellous as well, I'd say ! I reckon she'll struggle to top this, I must say, one I'll highly recommend to one and all. ...more
I like this author's books a great deal and this one is no different, although for some reason she's set it in the USA and therefore (rightfully so) hI like this author's books a great deal and this one is no different, although for some reason she's set it in the USA and therefore (rightfully so) has gone all Americanised with her spellings as well. I've left her a note on Twitter to ask about her Gardner and Freeman series as I really like those but her last book (which I've somehow overlooked) was also not part of it, either. I do hope they'll be resurrected soon. With this story she has given us Nick Kelly, who is the most unpleasant copper I've ever encountered in a book !! So well done to her on this. He is a proper attention-seeker of the highest order as well. I liked how she separated the chapters up seeing things from differing points of view. That kept it very interesting. With this being an art-based book I'm now on Google Images so I can look up all the works referred to herein. I have never seen or heard of Van Gogh's Skull of a Skeleton With Burning Cigarette but I must admit, I do like it a great deal !! The only errors I spotted, and neither were errors I usually see or remark upon, were missing the hyphen or space from pick up in the context it was used and this line, "That he'd be selling his story wherever was buying" where I'd have used whoever instead. I was also a little baffled that at one point a picture of Karen was mentioned as being the seventh photo but, according to my maths, it should've been thirteenth ? I got a kick out of the ending in this one, too. Now I need to go back and get hold of the one that got away, 'No Place Like Home' and wait for her to reply to my Tweet !!...more
I do enjoy this author's series' and so often she offers her books free of charge as well. There were a few mistakes in this one so I scored it 4.5* bI do enjoy this author's series' and so often she offers her books free of charge as well. There were a few mistakes in this one so I scored it 4.5* but I'm happy to round it up since it's the least I can do in exchange ! I don't often see her books mentioned by too many people, either, which is a real shame as they are all interesting. I still think I prefer the Tess series though I do like both Holt and Baxter as well, especially as here in England we get a bit of ownership with Baxter being a fellow Brit. As I mentioned in the review of the first book I really like the "real" English words used and I noticed in this one how she takes the trouble too to use the correct version of arse or ass with the correct character !! That has to make it pretty tricky to write for them, but the extra effort is certainly appreciated here. There are a lot of characters featured in this story and I did keep confusing a couple of them, then we were also introduced to their other halves so I had to concentrate even harder....I confess I did have to flick back 'n' forth a few times ! I WAS totally baffled by "...she was happy the payout was 6:5 instead of 3:2...." I imagine it might refer to betting odds since it was mentioned in conjunction with blackjack. I had to investigate 1099 and W2 as well and also bra holsters ! It was fascinating too that this story was set one week on from the first one. I don't think I've happened upon any other author doing the same with a series. I did laugh at this remark, "Beware of the woman who cuts her hair short; if she doesn't have the patience for herself, she definitely hasn't got any for you" since I have short hair and no patience whatsoever !!! I do wonder at postmortems where, to find out if someone has taken or been given drugs a medical examiner has to request each drug to be tested by name and they get investigated one-by-one. It's a shame that in this era of technological advance that it can't be done the other way around......they submit part of a body (maybe a section of liver or hairs) and a universal test is run and will throw up a result. And a death penalty is discussed at one point with reference to plea-deals, but I can see why Americans STILL commit capital crimes because, let's face it, the judiciary rarely follow through ! Why have this as a penalty if you don't intend to use it ??? To be any sort of deterrent at all, surely there need to be more examples of the process in action. I didn't understand why one character being prosecuted for murder wasn't held in jail, either. Don't they keep them on remand there ?? And can anyone explain why Baxter put her guns inside the microwave at one point, please ?? There were some apostrophe mistakes here and there and she once again did that peculiar English "thing" I've mentioned before (though only once in this book) and it was this line, "Wasn't life fair, like that ?" It's just wrong......she also wrote impassibly instead of impassively but that was it for errors that I noticed. Oh, and helicopter was persistently abbreviated to helo which did get on my nerves. If you must shorten it then surely heli would be it ? All in all, another winner from Ms Wolfe; it's so nice when you just know an author isn't going to let you down !...more
A new author to me yet I paid for this as it sounded so good, plus it is written by a Nordic author, and to my way of thinking, they write tremendous A new author to me yet I paid for this as it sounded so good, plus it is written by a Nordic author, and to my way of thinking, they write tremendous stories. Plus I spotted just ONE tiny mistake (mul-tiple) the whole way through, which rarely happens so this is a winner all round for me. However, a nearly normal family ? I fear for humanity if most families behave the same way as this particular bunch !! All of them lie, lie and lie.....and one of them is a pastor, making it even more appalling. Yet if anyone questioned his veracity he found it highly offensive, which made me laugh. The only person I found had any redeeming features also.......lied, you guessed it ! So for me, none of them are very likeable at all. I did enjoy the three differing narrators and the way he told the story. There were plenty of different directions it took and I didn't really guess exactly what was going on. I did find some of Adam's parts of the story a bit hard-going at times, as he was the religious nut of the family, and therefore there were a lot of Biblical references that made me glaze over. There were a couple of passages I just marked "huh ?" I'm not sure if something got lost in translation or what, but they didn't make a lot of sense to me. "She stood in the doorway on trembling summer legs" being one example. The others are too long to type out here. This translator went with Americanised spelling, which seems to be the norm for the Nordic translations. I've looked for more by him but right now there aren't any, which is a shame. ...more
And yet another gem in this terrific series. I enjoy it so much (even though I get a bit left behind as I have to wait till the prices drop a bit firsAnd yet another gem in this terrific series. I enjoy it so much (even though I get a bit left behind as I have to wait till the prices drop a bit first).....of the 6 there was only one I didn't give 5* to, which is really good going. It's nice to sit down and once more reacquaint myself with Tracy and her cohorts. Tracy doesn't really appear as much in this story, though. It doesn't matter, however, as it's good to concentrate on other members of the squad now and then. I knew from the dedication at the beginning that something awful was going to happen to someone in this story, and he did a great job in taking us along on that particular journey. I did find myself feeling as though I had homework set a few times, though, as he kept writing Spanish phrases and I had to keep getting them translated !! This and just one solitary missed-off apostrophe are my only gripes so presentation is also spot-on. I was interested to read that sunshine can destroy DNA. I had never known this before now and neither that the Medical Examiner usually makes death notifications there as opposed to the police, though that might only be in Washington State. This one had the nicest cover so far I've seen on his books. There were a few passages or remarks that I found very amusing in it, mostly in Faz's dealings with the local gangstas' ! I did figure out "whodunnit" quickly on one of the parallel cases but that spoilt nothing about it. Makes a change for me to guess right, though, as it isn't usually the case. Another observation from me, and not only in regards to this set of books, is the times Americans refer to compass points, whereas I'd have said on the left or right-hand side of something, for example. They do it a great deal.....although I know my NESW I probably couldn't say at any given time that somebody went southwards or eastwards, for example, yet they seem to do it without thinking over there. I find that interesting. Once again this is a tremendous thriller and the series is great and I highly recommend this author....more
Another rip-roaring success in this terrific series. I've either given all his books 4 or 5* reviews which is pretty good going. It's just a clever anAnother rip-roaring success in this terrific series. I've either given all his books 4 or 5* reviews which is pretty good going. It's just a clever and interesting idea all round and by now we know JT pretty well and have lived through a lot of his cases with him. Oooh, I loved the cover on this one as well. I Googled castellane as I had never hear of it and I'm with JT, I have never seen it, either ! You almost always get an education somehow reading Robinson's books.....I did put a "huh" comment against the book about the Midwest settlers, though. Then one passage made me properly cry, when Rudi was talking to JT and explaining why he preferred calling him Jefferson. It was very touching indeed. I only spotted 1 mistake in this whole book which is to be highly commended....he left the apostrophe out in "...a couple of hours sleep...." I liked that we had the 2 differing locations in this tale, it was almost like getting a whole extra bonus story. I enjoyed it a great deal and will certainly be buying book 7 very soon. ...more
Another superb job by this author. I only learnt as I was reading it that he died in 2014, which is sad news as I've always been a big fan, especiallyAnother superb job by this author. I only learnt as I was reading it that he died in 2014, which is sad news as I've always been a big fan, especially of the superb Fatal Vision. This case came back to me as I read it as I know I've seen the TV film made about it. I was pleased to read online that Rob Marshall also died in prison a few years ago since he was never executed, despite being on Death Row years and years. It makes such a mockery of the sentence when they don't actually carry it out. I felt so bad for Maria's sons......she had wonderful relationships with all of them so at least they all had a lot of great memories. Just so bloody sad that their father was led by his dick and wanting to get rich quick. Something I found a bit baffling was that we kept being told how Rob had asked Maria to "pop the trunk" that night, yet at other times were assured she was asleep in the front seat of the car and never knew what hit her.....let's hope it WAS the latter. I was pleased he couldn't persuade Roby to lie on his behalf, too. He told the truth, for his mum, who deserved nothing less. I was disappointed that no photos are included in this Kindle version. All I kept seeing in my head was Robert Urich, who played Rob in the film !! Uncle Sal was a hero to the lads.....I hope he stayed in touch with them all. I spotted just one massive ouch and it was quite a shocker-he wrote recieved and not received !! He clearly didn't know the little i-before-e ditty ! I believe I've now read all Joe's true crime books, which is a shame. I'll miss not being able to add to my collection by him....more
Oooh, the intrigue !! So deliciously satisfying altogether. Secrets and lies, babies and affairs and murderation all thrown in together and most artfuOooh, the intrigue !! So deliciously satisfying altogether. Secrets and lies, babies and affairs and murderation all thrown in together and most artfully untangled by Ms Rous, I have to say. She's done a superb job. It had me tied up in knots at time trying to piece together who was who, etc....so all credit to her for NEVER getting a character's name misplaced !! One word that sprang to mind reading this, if I needed to describe it in one only, was clusterfu**.......you know the one I mean !! It's mainly set in the early 90s and nowadays, although the 90s portions made me imagine it was a longer time ago. Seraphine managed to irritate me quite a lot, especially when she kept throwing away food down the waste disposal !! I thought little Edwin was just a peach. I did wonder at fireworks going off in the new year in 1992 as I only recall that being a 'thing' after 2000, however. There was nary a mistake throughout, either, making it even more of a pleasure to read. I only spotted a dropped hyphen (sonin-law) and disks used and not discs. I can't really say much more regarding the plot as it would give stuff away and I never do that. You'll just need to believe me, it's very good indeed, and she's an author to look out for. ...more
And......another winner in this terrific series ! As each story always carries on I had forgotten certain happenings but they all came back to me. AndAnd......another winner in this terrific series ! As each story always carries on I had forgotten certain happenings but they all came back to me. And before anyone starts bleating, this one is left open-ended ready for the next instalment. Though why anyone who's read this far would complain about this is a bit beyond me, they still do !! The team seem at risk (pun intended) of imploding in this story.....all with their own personal issues and not very helpfully, all occurring at the same time. Fabian continues to have problems with his terrible son. I'd have let him be finished off in book 1, I think !! I thought Irene took things into her own hands way too much in this instalment, silly girl. The translation in this one is WAY better as well, the only mistake I spotted was one set of dropped speechmarks and no peculiar phrasing or spelling mistakes. Superb job. One passage WAS a bit baffling, though, "But it's dogged as does it" which I sort of managed to figure in the context. Oh, I didn't get the divan reference to the trans look, either, as the divan hadn't been described. So much in this story resonates over here in the UK as well with immigration forced upon us just as they're finding in Sweden as well. So much of what was said could well be said by one of us. This especially resonated with me, "This is exactly what happens when you crowd too many ethnicities into one place. Increased conflicts breed violence that in turn breeds even more violence." If the man on the street can observe this, why can't the people in power in our countries ?? There were some very amusing remarks throughout, my favourite being a mention of Mein Kampf.....and I did smile at this novel being set in Midsummer as so many Nordic stories tend to be. At this rate nobody will visit at the end of June !! I'm proud to say I figured the Milwokh connection as it was mentioned. All I'll say is car-hire and hope I'm correct ? And I'm dying to see what Dunja's up to as well. Have to wait till next year now, I believe, when I'll probably have forgotten a lot of this one again !!...more
This book kept me up till the early hours, which says plenty about it !! It was my Kindle First selection for August. I enjoyed it so much and it heldThis book kept me up till the early hours, which says plenty about it !! It was my Kindle First selection for August. I enjoyed it so much and it held my interest throughout, so, though it's an old cliche, it was absolutely gripping !! I adore the cover and this is the author's debut novel, which is really impressive. It's fascinating how this rag-tag selection of very different people all end up sharing a house, each with their own miserable pasts, yet they make it work. There were a lot of surprises along the way for sure. Also some comedic moments among them. Yet one passage made me terribly sniffy as well. My favourite character was Star, I'd say.....she had a really good heart. My only real critique in this story is that she utilises a few descriptions too often, such as the amount of time a character sighs, pressing arms into bellies, pulling a ponytail tight, hugging arms across chests then stuffing hands under thighs. They were all used too often. I didn't stumble upon one mistake till I was 85% in and it was where a fullstop was used and not a comma, then for paper clipped I'd have added a hyphen. I'd have disagreed with the final sentence, too, and would've left it out. However, that is bloody good going for a new author and coupled with the absorbing storyline, she has a real winner on her hands, I reckon. I'll definitely look out for her next book. This one is well worth a go, trust me....more
Now this is a very twisty (and twisted) tale and I really liked the dual narration. It was written in a differing way, too, not one chapter per narratNow this is a very twisty (and twisted) tale and I really liked the dual narration. It was written in a differing way, too, not one chapter per narrator as many authors do but half the book with one and half the other. I enjoyed the way it was done, learning things from both sides. I despaired of Jennifer, always excusing her psycho kid !! She really had my blood-pressure raised at times. I just wondered how deluded a parent could be, though I only have dogs, so I can only comment as an outsider as such. There were a couple of instances where I thought it may have become a little farfetched, especially when Jennifer was lying to a friend (who had a daughter called Zelda) about something then told her that she must mean another Zelda........like there would be dozens of them around !! A 14 year old girl goes missing at one stage, too, yet we're to believe nobody noticed till the following morning ! This story does have an ending, although it will continue into the next book, which has gone into my wishlist a bit sharpish !! There were some issues with apostrophes, then missing commas out.....she seems to particularly dislike using them, but needs to as they can make her sentences make way better sense. For example, '"Ah, there you are at last," he said, beaming pleased' or "I laughed that seemed so ridiculous." She did also mention she had "begun to write on a screenplay" and again with "I missed not writing on a screenplay" which, in both instances, is awful English !! I would use tick, tock as opposed to tic, toc as well but that was it for errors I'd spotted. I look forward to seeing how things progress in the second book....more
The sixth I've so far read in this series and one of the best so far, and thankfully there are plenty more to follow. I always like this set of storieThe sixth I've so far read in this series and one of the best so far, and thankfully there are plenty more to follow. I always like this set of stories and it was nice to catch up with Kate and the gang again as it's been a little while. Then it was all over so fast as well ! I think presentation was way better in this instalment as well, I only spotted a few little errors, which is great going, even for your so-called best sellers. I did laugh to myself when she referred to the hissing rain in a book set here in the UK cos' the adjective is more liable to be pissing !! Kate's retort when someone asked if he could buy her dinner also tickled me. The biggest "ouch" was in this line, "Like he told you too ?" A proper schoolgirl error there, Ms Grace ! The only other mistakes were a couple of times when words were added to sentences making them meaningless. One of those advanced readers she mentions should've spotted these. The ending to this one gave me chills. It features a very topical subject, this story, and it was interesting to learn a little more about Kate's mum in it. I hope she has sorted out her speech in time for book 7 !!...more
This was a strange one as I didn't recall pre-ordering it !! However, I'm pleased I did. It's by a Dutch writer and translated and definitely one I'llThis was a strange one as I didn't recall pre-ordering it !! However, I'm pleased I did. It's by a Dutch writer and translated and definitely one I'll be reading again. And it was flawless !! No mistakes and the translation was a splendid job as well, so I'm highly impressed. The ending blew me away as well, although the main part of the story certainly holds your interest, anyhow. Let this tale be a lesson to young would-be burglars as well. You might find yourself getting more than you bargained for !! I can't really say much more than this without giving spoilers away and I never do that. You've read the synopsis, you don't need me to rehash it all here. I'll just say, read it, it's really good....more
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