- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan; First edition (8 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1405001097
- ISBN-13: 978-1405001090
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 959,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Breaking all the rules of popular fiction, Minette Walters asks as much of her readers as many literary novelists, and yet she offers them a book as gripping as any thriller' - Times Literary Supplement
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"Fox Evil...shines a disturbing light on who we are now."
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been reading Walters books for a long time as I became infatuated with her style of writing. The Sculptress was a fabulous book which she should be proud of, however, Fox Evil has let her down. It was a very slow read and was difficult to get into. It did increase in speed once you began to know about the family,however, disappointment set in with the anti-climax ending. I am deeply disappointed at how the ending was written. Fox turned out to be a random character not previously spoken about and left me feeling quite cheated. Instead of a fabulous ending, the book was destroyed by it. It felt unfullfilled, it did not leave me begging for more just throughly disappointed. I hope that Walters next books does her more justice!!!!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Make no bones about it, Minette Walters is a great writer. For middle-class murder and mayhem, she can't be beaten - that is, when she's on form, as in "The Ice House" and "The Dark Room" - two gripping stories with strong female characters, to whom you are sorry to say goodbye on the final page...
But then, Walters has also written much weaker novels like "The Echo" and "The Breaker", neither of which were very interesting or involving and which I had to plod through...
"Fox Evil" is somewhere in between the two - it has some great characters and the opening few chapters of the novel set things up for a cracking plot... and then it all goes awry... I was really quite disappointed with how the book panned out. As other reviewers have said, the ending is quite a disappointment. Walters has in the past given her books quite open endings, leaving us wondering what happened next... did X really kill Y? etc... but this one is simply an anti-climax (and it's a struggle to get there).
It's disappointing, from an author like Walters - who can be truly, sensationally, jaw-droppingly awesome in her writing at times - that this book doesn't go anywhere and that the twists we seem to be promised never really materialise. A few of the characters here, most notably the travellers and the snooty villagers, are pure caricature, and I know that MW can do a lot better. I liked Nancy Smith - although she is no Jinx Kingsley (from "The Dark Room").
All in all, a missed opportunity, and I've given it 2 stars because I expected a lot more from this particular author and was disappointed - it's not, all in all, a bad book, just a rather frustrating one. I hope "Disordered Minds" sees Ms Walters back on form!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is not one of Minette Walters' best novels unfortunately. I would suggest her earlier works such as The Sculptress, The Dark Room or The Scold's Bridle. This is not a real page turner and the characters do not draw you in, but you can, if you have to, whizz through it easily.
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Um still not sure what happened!
What was that about? I didn't understand it at all - why were James's children in it- what was their purpose?? - who talked to who? Read more
Published 19 months ago by Chrissie Ross
Another let-down
I've read several of Ms Walter's novels, and most seem to be complete let-downs. I appreciate she's a competent writer, but her plotting is abysmal. Read more
Published on 25 April 2010 by Dr Garry
Ludicrous
Ridiculous characters, ludicrous plot. In places I wondered if this was being written tongue-in-cheek, but I fear not. Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2009 by Reader 11
Stunning
The first few pages of this novel are distasteful to say the least, it would not be surprising if readers abandoned the book at this point and missed out on another of Minette... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2007 by P.M. Wood
The whole is less than the sum of the parts
There are some intriguing devices in this novel, but it does not live up to the promise of the opening chapters. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2006 by Reptile
A real disappointment
After all the hype and publicity this writer receives, I bought Fox Evil hoping for a good read. To be frank, I initially put it down after just the first two chapters then forced... Read more
Published on 25 May 2004
Readable
The first part of the book is quite graphic and to some extent disturbing but this actually grips you and urges you to read more. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2004 by Nolittletoenail
Good, but not her best
I enjoyed this book, as I have all Minette Walters' novels. As usual, we find her super character descriptions, here showing how people of varied backgrounds interact with and... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2004 by M. V. Clarke
Dark - not dangerous
Fox is evil. The little boy Wolfie knows it. But Fox also lives up to his name. Excellent characterisation. Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2003 by A. West
fantasticly chilling
i started to read "Fox Evil" with some trepidation, having always been put off crime novels because of their cheesy titles ( this being no exception! Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2003 by "katykitty"
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