- Hardcover: 346 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company (4 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316859664
- ISBN-13: 978-0316859660
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,407,385 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From bestselling author Carol Smith, a chilling suspense novel of cold-blooded revenge
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When a series of grisly murders occurs, it takes the persistence of cartographer William Huxley to unravel the puzzle. Stuck at home with his two-year-old daughter, Huxley draws on the help of a cub reporter and his valiant cleaning lady to find the killer.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Carol Smith has always fascinated me, and I've read all her books, but Grandmother's Footsteps was such a disappointment.The author claims that people couldn't guess who the murderer was, but it was absolutely no problem to me, despite a very obvious red herring.It seemed to have no depth, this book, and the story although appropriately gruesome in parts, didn't flow. The structure was such that pieces of totally unnecessary detail were concentrated upon, and then the ending just sped up and finished.
She will have to do better than this to maintain her good name in fiction writing......
She will have to do better than this to maintain her good name in fiction writing......
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked up this book from my mother's bookshelf as a quick read. I have never read such complete and utter nonsense. The bare bones of the plot barely stand up to reason.
The characters are in no way plausible. Their personalities change to suit the current situation. There was clearly no research into Internet companies and the real business world; if you know nothing of it, don't write about it!
In the autor's own information, she states how she trys to keep the reader guessing the identity of the killer right to the end. I guessed, but only on the basis that given everything else in the book it had to be who it was - without giving the "game" away.
The amount of repetition was incredible, and combined with the numerous and obvious inconsistencies, it became irritating to read. Unfortunately I can never leave a book unfinished so laboured on to the dull, predictable, bitter end. If there was an option for zero stars, this would have got it.
I finished the book thinking that Carol Smith must have some influential contacts in the publishing world who owed her a favour.
The characters are in no way plausible. Their personalities change to suit the current situation. There was clearly no research into Internet companies and the real business world; if you know nothing of it, don't write about it!
In the autor's own information, she states how she trys to keep the reader guessing the identity of the killer right to the end. I guessed, but only on the basis that given everything else in the book it had to be who it was - without giving the "game" away.
The amount of repetition was incredible, and combined with the numerous and obvious inconsistencies, it became irritating to read. Unfortunately I can never leave a book unfinished so laboured on to the dull, predictable, bitter end. If there was an option for zero stars, this would have got it.
I finished the book thinking that Carol Smith must have some influential contacts in the publishing world who owed her a favour.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this to be a lightweight book in every sense, not many words per page, and a lightweight plot as well. The author does not really establish a credible link between the cartographer and his mapping skills and the pattern of the murders. There also are a lot of domestic details which seems to be there to pad it out. Do we really need to know the menu every day? This is in contrast to the main characters wife who runs a dotcom company, about which we are told very little, not enough to make this credible either. I would not buy another Carol Smith book, havingread this one.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Undecided.
This is the first Carol Smith book I have read and all in all it's not a bad read and I will certainly try another book of hers. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2004 by Rich Milligan
A gripping read!
Grandmother's Footsteps is an excellent, and original, thriller. I especially liked the fact that you saw the story from the perspectives of the victims and the amateur detective... Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2002
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