I actually very much enjoyed this novel with its oppressive claustrophobia and deeply layered guilt seeping through the story.
I spent most of the noveI actually very much enjoyed this novel with its oppressive claustrophobia and deeply layered guilt seeping through the story.
I spent most of the novel trying to wade through the characters issues to find that little spark of madness that drives one of these damaged, tortured souls to take things to another level and turn killer. I went round the houses and almost found the motive but missed it by a country mile in the end.
The whole sense of despair created by the central characters being trapped together by a ferocious storm while one of them is slowly biding their time ready to despatch our heroine gave the book an incredible brooding atmosphere that kept me turning the pages.
This is my first read by this author - it won’t be my last!
I think Cara Hunter is my favourite new author discovery of the last year and No Way Out is absolutely Cara Hunter at the top of her game.
To me her noI think Cara Hunter is my favourite new author discovery of the last year and No Way Out is absolutely Cara Hunter at the top of her game.
To me her novels feel something more akin to watching a true crime documentary (a guilty pleasure of mine) with the attention to detail of police reports and press releases. It lends an air of reality which I really love. There are no maverick renegade detectives here taking centre stage - it’s all about the mystery at the heart of the story and this is a thumping good one.
As with all the books in this series so far, We start with a report of a crime and the investigation sails onwards from here through ever murkier waters.
This one centres around a house fire and the victims within and I’m happy to report that the conclusion is just as thrilling and shocking as the story itself. It definitely doesn’t disappoint.
To say anymore would be to spoil the story and I would hate to do that so I’m going to conclude by recommending this to all thriller and mystery fans.
Very much looking forward to the release of this. Publishers are talking about a new genre “up-lit” (kind of like comfort blanket books) and this one Very much looking forward to the release of this. Publishers are talking about a new genre “up-lit” (kind of like comfort blanket books) and this one slots nicely in that category.
Novels that fit into this category are about compassion and kindness but it’s not a matter of sugar-coating the world rather than meeting the darker sides of life and yet still reaching out a hand of kindness even when you have nothing else to give.
In a world when everyone has become so insular and just scroll through phones and tablets, these novels are a timely reminder that there’s a real human world out there and it’s still possible to get that warm feeling a sense of community can give you.
So I’m eagerly anticipating the release of The Lido...more
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