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Minette Walters at her suspenseful best with a new cover treatment
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‘It was the smell that Mrs Powell noticed first. Slightly sweet. Slightly unpleasant.. It shocked her badly to find a dead man in the corner, his head slumped on his knees.’ Who was Billy Blake, other than a homeless alcoholic who wandered the streets? Why was he found dead from starvation in one of the richest areas of one of the richest capitals in the world? And why did he die alone in the garage of wealthy architect Amanda Powell – a woman whose wealth can only be explained if her husband is dead . . .? ‘Grips like steel . . . Plays havoc with your emotions, keeps you awake, ends with joy and relief’ Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday ‘Atmosphere, imagination and narrative power of which few other writers are capable’ Marcel Berlins, The Times
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as the rest...,
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This review is from: The Echo (Paperback)
I am surprised to read rave reviews of this novel on this website as it is possibly Walters's weakest so far. I agree with a friend who suggested that Walters wrote this book after watching television adaptations of her earlier novels; like "The Breaker", "The Echo" feels more like the groundwork for a film script than a real, effective story in its own right. The book lacks much of the subtlety and depth of character that usually makes Walters's work so fascinating. It is a competent novel and certainly streets ahead of the crime fiction churned out by lesser writers, but somehow coming from this particular author, it's disappointing. The characters are not so well-developed or well-rounded as in say, "The Ice House", and overall the book simply lacks the verve, passion and excitement that usually make reading Walters so thrilling. Sadly, the storyline just isn't that interesting. There are redeeming features. Walters's writing style, though considerably lacking the edge and pace of her earlier work, is still very readable. I read through to the end and wanted to know what happened, but the lack of any real suspense or surprises in the story made the finale a let-down. "The Shape of Snakes" is a return to form after "The Echo" and "The Breaker" and I would recommend skipping both those titles in order to read it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good novel, but a few problems on Kindle,
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This review is from: The Echo (Kindle Edition)
Although I enjoyed this book, I experienced a few issues on Kindle. There were quite a few typos, but the main issue were with the 'pages' that feature newspaper extracts or police reports - sometimes the columns would continue off the page, and were unreadable, meaning you miss the last few words of the sentence. These are few in number, but still enough to be annoying. Bizarrely I've had similar in another Minette Walters' novel (The Sculptress) where the word 'fiancé' was always displayed incorrectly, presumably because of the accent over the e. I've not experience any display issues in any other Kindle product.
4.0 out of 5 stars
the echo,
By fanny by gaslight (suffolk england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Echo (Audio Cassette)
Although I had seen a television film of this I still enjoyed the book as the thoughts of people cannot be portrayed on film. A really good read.
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