- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (19 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140271295
- ISBN-13: 978-0140271294
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.3 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 243,396 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A psychological thriller in which the body of a 16 year-old girl, missing for 25 years is found buried in the garden of a country house. When it is established she had been murdered, her sister-in-law begins her own investigation.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having just devoured 'Beneath the skin' by the same author which is absolutely brilliant I was really looking forward to losing myself in this book. I couldn't really do that- I couldn't really get into these characters at all, couldn't get into what should have been the emotions of the book. For instance when someone's daughter has been missing for 25 years and suddenly a body is found in the family's garden you would expect devastation but all the characters didn't seem to show the highly charged emotion I expected it all seemed very shallow. I really like to LIVE a book whilst I am reading it but this one just had me feeling like I was skimming the surface somehow. It's a shame because 'beneath the skin' is really mindblowing. I've just started 'killing me softly' and that also seems as though it is going to be a real treat. With 'the memory game' I just couldn't get the interest going really and sometimes it was a chore to pick it up.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With "Beneath the Skin" I knew who the killer was with the first murder, and therefore told myself smugly that I knew who the killer was in this one, too. The narrator talks too much about smoking and not eating when I wanted her to get on with the plot, but I was rewarded in the end with a real twist! No matter how much Jane talked about cooking, smoking, drinking, eating,not eating, and what she was wearing, something in the narration drove me on, and so the writers were obviously doing something right. Believe me, at times this thriller might seem not worth the trouble, but it is, and in retrospect I realize that the writers knew exactly what they were doing all along.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was wonderful. I read it within days because the storyline was so enticing!! About two families and the disappearance of one of the family members - will they be able to unlock the memory of the one person who can help?
Read it!
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Good book, but not Nicci French's best
I definitely count myself a Nicci French fan but do find some books better than others. This was on the 'lesser' end of the scale for me. Read more
Published 4 months ago by milmol
Enjoyable
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I have read several Nicci French novels and always enjoy them. This one was based around a woman called Jane who suddenly decides she wants a divorce... Read more
I have read several Nicci French novels and always enjoy them. This one was based around a woman called Jane who suddenly decides she wants a divorce... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. S. N. Pattison
Enjoyable with an obvious twist
I love Nicci French and their style of writing and I definitely was not disappointed. However they do have a formula for their books and once this formula has been realised it is... Read more
Published 8 months ago by gardenofenglandbooks
Great Book
I really enjoyed this book. If you have never read a book by this author you really should. Super.
Published 20 months ago by molly
Engaging first novel
This is one of the few books I found engaging from the very first page and couldn't put down. Some reviewers have commented that no family would hide this kind of secret and act... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Wondereyes
Unravelling dark family secrets
This is the first Nicci French and is a different type of novel from their later psychological thrillers but is just as gripping. Read more
Published on 29 May 2010 by Roman Clodia
Best Nicci French Novel
I am a big fan of Nicci French. I think this book, together with "Losing You" is their best book so far. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2010 by Lenka Peniskova
Not sure what to make of it
I've read Nicci French before and liked their books, though I'm not terribly keen on their titles. I hadn't realised that this was their first foray into writing but now I know... Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by S. Pope
A good read
I picked this up in a charity shop and, after reading immediately bought the next Nicci French book I enjoyed this one so much. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2009 by Helena
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