The first girl came back. The next might not be so lucky...
-------- 'A real gripper of a read' Peter James 'Masterful,
engrossing, twisty' Rosamund Lupton 'One of our most exciting crime
writers' John Marrs A girl is taken from the streets of Oxford. But
it's unlike any abduction DI Fawley's seen before . . . Faith
Appleford was attacked, a plastic bag tied over her head, taken to
an isolated location . . . and then, by some miracle, she escaped.
What's more, when DC Erica Somer interviews Faith, she quickly
becomes convinced that Faith knows who her abductor is. Yet Faith
refuses to press charges. Without more evidence, it's looking like
the police may have to drop the case. But what happens if Faith's
attacker strikes again? The fourth twisty, up-all-night thriller
from the Sunday Times bestselling Cara Hunter. For fans of Shari
Lapena, Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell. -------- What they're
saying about Cara Hunter 'Twist follows twist at a breathtaking
pace' Daily Mail 'Fantastic...my favourite series ever!' Shari
Lapena, Not A Happy Family 'You can almost hear her characters
breathing from the page' Jane Corry, We All Have Our Secrets
'Utterly compelling' Nicci French, The Unheard 'A top-notch
psychological thriller' JP Delaney, The Perfect Wife 'I was totally
gripped and terrified!' Araminta Hall, Hidden Depths 'Hunter has
rejuvenated the form' Financial Times And readers are loving this
series, too 'All hail the new queen of all things crime' Penny,
Netgalley 'Mind-bending brilliance' Kath, Netgalley 'Packed full of
twists' Gary, Netgalley 'Definitely for fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin
Slaughter and the like' Fiona, Netgalley 'Captivating: full of
mystery, tension, moral dilemma . . . outstanding' Peter, Netgalley
'This series just gets better and better' Tina, Netgalley
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Wed, 8 Jan 2020 | Review
by: Breakaway R.
A brilliant thriller, what a twist at the end.
It is a great testimony to this book that I did not realise it was the fourth in a series with DI Adam Fawley as the main character. We learn that Adam and his wife, Alex, have lost a son to suicide a few years ago and that Alex has just found out that she is expecting another baby and is in need of bed rest and absolutely no stress.
Despite this Adam becomes intensely involved in the attacks on two young teenage girls. The first girl, Faith, is found wandering along the road by a taxi driver but is unwilling to bring any charges or be of any help in the investigation. When it is discovered that Faith is transitioning, she was previously known as Daniel, the police believe it is a hate crime. However, when a second girl, Sasha, goes missing and is eventually found murdered, the similarities between the crimes are obvious and appear to be by the same perpetrator. The whole issue is even more confused when a criminal, Gavin Parry, that Adam had put behind bars many years before, who had always professed his innocence is coming up for parole and these new crimes are using exactly the same modus operandi. Did Adam make a mistake all those years ago and is Gavin Parry really innocent?
The author is very clever in the way she throws suspicion on various people, the college lecturer who is a single 37-year-old man who seems to be taking too much interest in some of his pupils, the sister of Faith who is desperate to be a member of the popular group that Sasha was a member of, the girls themselves, the mother of the victims. It is impossible to work out who did what and such is the skill of the author that you need to keep reading to find out what actually happened.
Suffice to say, I had no idea until the end it was brilliantly conceived and the book even ended on a shocking foretaste of what I imagine will be the next one in the series. When this comes out I want to review it but in the meantime will try and find the time to read the previous DI Adam Fawley books.
One of the best books of this genre that I have read this year.
Dexter
Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review
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