- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New Ed edition (4 July 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 000713956X
- ISBN-13: 978-0007139569
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,710,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gay Longworth has written a taut thriller. One for the sisters’ Ireland on Sunday
‘A classy, extremely proficient American debut for Longworth, with solid plotting, believable CID rivalries, and an admirable heroine in Jessie’ Kirkus
Jamie Theakston
'So realistic and gripping, it's enough to make you re-think your whole career.'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you like your police drama gritty and street-wise this could be a book for you.
The grim discovery of a skeleton on the treacherous banks of the River Thames provides D.I Jessie Driver with an opportunity to prove herself to her obstructive but more experienced colleagues, resentful of her recent fast track promotion.
The investigation soon leads her into a world where ego vies with ambition and jealousy, the often illusory world of celebrity where wannabes may be prepared to do anything to achieve and extend their fifteen minutes of fame.
Dead Alone is a fast paced read with a very televisual feel to it. Indeed one gets the feeling that if Jessie Driver can survive to the end of the book, then she might just get a TV series of her own. Watch that space.
Format:Paperback
I am not usually a fan of crime stories but I had heard good reviews of this author and this book so thought I would give it a try. The book opens with a headless skeleton being found on the bank of the river Thames. This is at first thought to be a boring case of drowning or accidental death but when DI Jessie Driver digs deeper, it is a lot more sinister than first thought.
As more celebrities are killed in bizarre and seemingly meaningless ways, Jessie finds herself ridiculed by her male colleagues.
I enjoy books which have as their lead character sassy streetwise women and this was no exception. However, I did give this book three stars and that is because at times, the storyline races from plot to subplot and there seems to be an assumption that the reader knows what has happened without the author ever mentioning it. My opinion is that, especially towards the end of the book, a fast pace sometimes turns into confusion and certain elements being left unexplained. This was a disappointment as there was not a completely satisfactory ending, in my opinion.
I would not recommend this book to people who enjoy serious crime stories with tangible twists and turns but it is enjoyable and is fun light reading for anyone who wants to escape from everyday life into that of the celebrity!
As more celebrities are killed in bizarre and seemingly meaningless ways, Jessie finds herself ridiculed by her male colleagues.
I enjoy books which have as their lead character sassy streetwise women and this was no exception. However, I did give this book three stars and that is because at times, the storyline races from plot to subplot and there seems to be an assumption that the reader knows what has happened without the author ever mentioning it. My opinion is that, especially towards the end of the book, a fast pace sometimes turns into confusion and certain elements being left unexplained. This was a disappointment as there was not a completely satisfactory ending, in my opinion.
I would not recommend this book to people who enjoy serious crime stories with tangible twists and turns but it is enjoyable and is fun light reading for anyone who wants to escape from everyday life into that of the celebrity!
Format:Paperback
I gave this book three stars because it really isn't bad - the plotting is good, the heroine is likeable enough, and it provides a new slant on our obsession with celebrity.
However, although the author definitely shows promise, she should work hard on her dialogue. For example, nobody says, "I am ..." or "You will ..." in an informal conversation, and although it seems trivial it really jars. The mark of a Rankin or a Hill is that the dialogue is always completely convincing and natural.
Having said that, I did enjoy the book. I'm only posting this review because its greatest flaw seems "fixeable"; if this was ironed out, I would look forward to the next one.
However, although the author definitely shows promise, she should work hard on her dialogue. For example, nobody says, "I am ..." or "You will ..." in an informal conversation, and although it seems trivial it really jars. The mark of a Rankin or a Hill is that the dialogue is always completely convincing and natural.
Having said that, I did enjoy the book. I'm only posting this review because its greatest flaw seems "fixeable"; if this was ironed out, I would look forward to the next one.
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