- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Paperback; New edition edition (13 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340828714
- ISBN-13: 978-0340828717
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11.2 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 948,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Compton is a considerable and rather original talent.' - Morning Star. 'Cleverly thought-out tale...With a great plot and characters you can care about, this is definitely one for a great beach read.' - Dorset Echo. 'The police procedural aspects of the book are gritty, sharply observed... a page turner with wry surprises.' - Sunday Age, Australia. 'Compton's debut really promised awesome talent and this well-plotted, addictive follow-up delivers it.' - Scottish Daily Record
Scottish Daily Record, February 26, 2005
'Compton's debut really promised awesome talent and this well-plotted, addictive follow-up delivers it.'
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I enjoyed Jodi Compton's debut, The 37th Hour, but it was a long time ago and I had managed to forget most of it, but we are quickly brought up to speed with this follow on. Having said that, it is better to read them in sequence.
This one again features detective Sarah Pribek, still suffering from the aftermath of the events in the previous book, and still under suspicion for the murder of the bad guy in that book. There are two additional story lines, one about a barred doctor and the other about a missing teenager. But this is no traditional detective story, this is more a story about people and the fact that the main character is a detective is just a way to introduce us to the range of characters in the story.
Here we have a woman who has crossed the line and it haunts her and her dealings with other people, there is no great 'reveal' of a mystery, more a story that gradually unfolds, but the writing is such that you are pulled into all the characters and really care what happens to them.
Hard to categorise this one, but a satisfying read. Been a long time since this was published, but I hope a third Sarah Pribek story is on it's way.
This one again features detective Sarah Pribek, still suffering from the aftermath of the events in the previous book, and still under suspicion for the murder of the bad guy in that book. There are two additional story lines, one about a barred doctor and the other about a missing teenager. But this is no traditional detective story, this is more a story about people and the fact that the main character is a detective is just a way to introduce us to the range of characters in the story.
Here we have a woman who has crossed the line and it haunts her and her dealings with other people, there is no great 'reveal' of a mystery, more a story that gradually unfolds, but the writing is such that you are pulled into all the characters and really care what happens to them.
Hard to categorise this one, but a satisfying read. Been a long time since this was published, but I hope a third Sarah Pribek story is on it's way.
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I liked this book although it was not what I expected. The story centres around a detective struggling with some personnel issues and under investigation for a crime she didn't commit but did cover up for a friend. All of this is following on from the previous novel, which I haven't read. During her work she becomes a sort of guardian of some kids whose brother is missing and the story centers around them and what happened together with a side plot about an unlicienced doctor. However all that aside the fact that she is a detective is almost incidental..this book is more a story about peoples lives than a detective story as such and it makes interesting and pleasent reading.
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