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judefire33's review against another edition
5.0
Omg Peter James your books get better and better with each read! I finished this one in 6 days! Superb best so far!? Possibly? Maybe!?
georgriemann's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
snja86's review against another edition
5.0
"Anything that was made by a man could be figured out by another man" I loved this line from this book, more then anything else.
louisebray's review against another edition
5.0
Another cracking unputdownable thriller from Peter James. Really enjoyed this one.
criminolly's review against another edition
3.0
This is a capable enough police procedural and certainly an easy read. The focus on the various suspects felt a little overdone and times and almost bordered on the exploitative. I think I'd have preferred something half as long that focussed only on the cops side of the story. I probably have a weakness for the Grace books because of their Brighton setting. Can't help finding him a little lacklustre as a 'tec. He seems to stumble across things rather than really investigating or making great leaps of intuitive understanding.
An entertaining enough read despite all those criticisms though.
An entertaining enough read despite all those criticisms though.
undomiel's review against another edition
5.0
My favourite crime series, no doubt about it!
James' professional experience in the police force is what puts this series far above any others out there, not to mention is Stephen King-like flare for creating suspense and mystery.
Like all others in this series, the plot is well-developed, and follows a gripping growth as more clues unfold. What i especially value in the Roy Grace series are the under-lying narrative arcs of Roy and his fellow colleagues that last all the way up until the present/most recent instalment; allowing some space from the criminal world, giving us sometimes comic relief, sometimes romance, and sometimes heartache; like all the Roy Grace novels, this is a cut above the rest of the crime-authors out there!
James' professional experience in the police force is what puts this series far above any others out there, not to mention is Stephen King-like flare for creating suspense and mystery.
Like all others in this series, the plot is well-developed, and follows a gripping growth as more clues unfold. What i especially value in the Roy Grace series are the under-lying narrative arcs of Roy and his fellow colleagues that last all the way up until the present/most recent instalment; allowing some space from the criminal world, giving us sometimes comic relief, sometimes romance, and sometimes heartache; like all the Roy Grace novels, this is a cut above the rest of the crime-authors out there!
scotchneat's review against another edition
3.0
Another installment of the Roy Grace series.
In a series of brutal attacks, several flashy women with a love of shoes are victimized and their shoes are stolen. Grace is worried by the fact that the MO is pretty similar to a series of attacks from years ago--ones that were never solved.
From the reader's perspective, we're led into the interior lives of several men who could be the guy. All of them creepy, and all of them far too interested in designer shoes.
In a series of brutal attacks, several flashy women with a love of shoes are victimized and their shoes are stolen. Grace is worried by the fact that the MO is pretty similar to a series of attacks from years ago--ones that were never solved.
From the reader's perspective, we're led into the interior lives of several men who could be the guy. All of them creepy, and all of them far too interested in designer shoes.
fellfromfiction's review against another edition
5.0
A gripping page turner from one of the finest crime writers around.
ladywriter55's review against another edition
5.0
Another stunning novel by Peter James. Hats off to the author for even attempting to write about such a sensitive subject as stranger rape. Although this novel is gruesome with it's descriptions, I think it is only realistic to the horror of rape and is not excessive or classless. It took a while to get my head around the jumps between "1997/98" and "NOW" and all the different characters, but once it really got going it was difficult to put down. And a twist ending which I won't give away was awesome to see!