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by Minette Walters (Author)
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  • Paperback: 475 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (9 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330489461
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330489461
  • Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 11.2 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 87,879 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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From the first page, Minette Walters assaults your sensibilities with her psychological thriller Acid Row; she grabs you hard and fast, sustains the onslaught throughout and hits you with a knock-out final blow. Straightaway she informs you that the abduction of 10-year-old Amy and the revelation that a paedophile has been relocated to Acid Row, "a place of deprivation where literacy was poor, drugs endemic and fights commonplace", and where children were left to run wild, leads to rioting and "five hours of savagery leaves three dead".

Even with this prior knowledge, Walters' skill as a novelist never leaves you complacent and nothing prepares you for the horror and tragedy of her novel's shocking denouement. Monsters and heroes are found in the most unlikely places, subverting all your preconceptions: third-time pregnant teenager Melanie incites the protest only to block the rioters when they turn violent; "Big, black" Jimmy James is just out of prison but risks his neck to save the life of an injured policewoman; and the 71-year-old asthmatic father of the so-called paedophile turns out to be more sadistic than your worst imaginings.

A page-turning novel doesn't have to be particularly well written or intelligent to hold you in its grip but occasionally one comes along with both qualities and leaves you reeling in its wake. This is it. Acid Row's numerous narratives are so tightly packed and interconnected that no detail is spurious and everything is channelled towards suspense and shattering revelations. Walters just goes from strength to strength. --Nicola Perry --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Acid Row is the name given to their 'sink' estate by the inhabitants, an area of single mothers and fatherless children where angry alienated youth control the streets. Young Dr Sophie Morrison is unaware that the patient she is visiting is a known paedophile and when a tormented child disappears the vigilantes come out in force and Sophie finds herself trapped in a terrifying siege..But is the little girl really missing ?

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1.0 out of 5 stars Badly written, terrible plot., 11 Dec 2006
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Even though this book was badly written, the characters unbelievable, and the dialogue ridiculous, i still found myself wanting to read on to the conclusion of the story. I should have trusted my instincts and put the trash down. The story reached a crescendo, only to fizzle out within a chapter, and it felt as if the writer decided she had written enough words, and needed to finish the story as quickly as possible. Don't bother with this, it makes Dan Brown look good.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, 28 Sep 2003
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This book was not neary as good as the hype on the covers said it would be. There was no tension at all, i ended up skimming bits of it. Some of the words and phrases she puts in the mouth of her characters are plain daft. Luckily i got if from the library, i would have been mad if i had paid money for it. I did like her early work.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Uneven read, 3 Sep 2003
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This review is from: Acid Row (Hardcover)
I have enjoyed previous Minette Walters novels, but unfortunately not this one. Characterisation, plot and dialogue were all very clunky, and some people kept changing their "voices" every time they appeared, eg Jimmy, who one moment was working class and the next giving us very middle-class opinions. Of them all though, he was the best character, but turned nastier at the end, which was a shame. I didn't like Sophie at all. The central section of the novel, with the riots, was the best-written part.
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2.0 out of 5 stars acid burned dry
Fortunately, I picked up this book from the hotel bookcase on a wet day, so it passed the time!

It's also the first Walters' book I've read. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Michael Watson

5.0 out of 5 stars A difficult read
Maybe the readers who gave this such low marks for unbelievable characters have never lived on a run down council estate or met such people as featured. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Reeve

1.0 out of 5 stars Patronising & badly-researched!
This is the worst of her novels. The estate described in the book is something imagined from the worst excesses of many Daily Mail articles and bears no relation to reality... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2007 by J. BENNY

2.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm...somehow I managed to read it to the end
What a letdown. The story had a very good idea behind it, but the author fails to really picture any of it clearly. Read more
Published on 14 Mar 2007 by T. C. Walker

1.0 out of 5 stars Really nasty piece of work
I have read other books by this writer and enjoyed them but I thought this was awful. The plotting is clumsy and confused. The violence is gratuitous and the story nasty. Read more
Published on 20 May 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars A difficult one to judge....
As my title suggests, this book is difficult to judge. On one hand I applaud Minette Walters for tackling such a sensitive subject in paedophilia but on the other I found that... Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Information Is Dangerous
This thought-provoking book is a stark example of how a little bit of information, when it gets into the wrong hands, can be dangerously and tragically misused. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2003 by Untouchable

5.0 out of 5 stars Rollercoaster
This is a story that could be happening today because it is reflecting our society as it is at present. Being judged by people whom are guided by fear. Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2003 by Ingrid De Kokere

1.0 out of 5 stars Big disappointment
Having enjoyed previous books, i opened this with keen enthusiasm. What a let down. I cannot believe the same woman wrote this book that wrote the Scolds Bridle. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive
I wasn't too sure about this book when I read the back sleeve as it didn't look that interesting. But I've read a few Minette Walters books and decided to give it a go. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2003 by O. Doyle

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