Close to Home: The 'impossible to put down' Richard & Judy Book Club thriller pick 2018 (DI Fawley)

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The flashbacks used a format not often seen, with the first one taking place the day before Daisy went missing, and then working backwards. Eso no me gustó, y como el libro está atiborrado de situaciones así, obviamente me sentí muy insatisfecho porque ni los personajes, ni el argumento fluyeron con naturalidad; y una historia sin naturalidad claramente no es interesante porque no nos sorprenderá. Sobre el inspector pienso que pudo llamarse Adam, Jacinto o incluso no existir: Realmente no es un personaje necesario en esta historia. This novel centres around a missing school girl Daisy Mason and her utterly dysfunctional family which is investigated by DI Adam Fawley , who is an interesting character with a sad personal history which became clearer as the book unfolded. It's one of those rare books when you don't even notice the how much of it you've read until you find yourself turning the last page!

So far the premise all sounds pretty conventional but Cara Hunter gives the novel a very distinctive feel with a fly on the wall level of insight into a real-time police investigation which prioritises action over analysis and ensures rapid-fire plot development. I stop reading anywhere in a book - any sentence, chapter, whatever and it's fine but I had this constant feeling of like holding my breath where there's so much to go and no chapters. Hunter makes a belated attempt to show some sympathy for the two children involved but this all feels a little too late to pass muster.Los «trinos» fueron pésimamente desarrollados, fueron irreales y absurdos, y estaban compuestos con un vocabulario que no correspondía para nada a la forma como los usuarios escriben por Twitter.

I don't think I've ever changed my mind so many times regarding who the perpetrator was - so congratulations to the author for keeping me guessing right until the end.This is an excellent novel that keeps the reader interested to know more and serves up twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very end. Would recommend to all those who love police procedurals and especially if you love use of mixed media. There’s nothing ground breaking about this book but it’s excellently plotted and you really need to know what comes next. Cara Hunter expertly utilised red herrings, subtle misdirection, and well-timed and carefully hidden hints.