This is a clever book. It is not the easiest to get into - the literary descriptions, the unreliable protagonist, the bewildering,...

Jeppe and Anette grow on you, as does the translation. The police procedures are well-detailed, right down to the office personalities.

Simon Lelic really knows how to withhold information. I imagine he would pose a pretty tough challenge in any interrogation room.

It was heart-breakingly real at times, so frustrating you wanted to shake her, as she remained true to her fake, picture-perfect upbringing.

Marvel is a monstrous product of ego, downfall & years of big fish small pond-itis and Jonas Holly, a local cop is served up as his punchbag

Very pertinent, especially with the positive environmental effects the lack of industrial activity has had on our planet, due to Covid.

Lockdown has affected our sleeping patterns. This is where my audiobooks come in. Love or loathe my voice, it does have a soporific effect..

It's all very plausible and all quite mind-blowingly depressing if you actually thought about it hard enough...

Slaughter is very keen to shine a light on the horrendous crimes perpetrated against women, in particular, keeping them as real people...

The sense of humour shines with every beautiful observation of everyday life

Scenes and circumstances to enjoy and wonder over for years to come.

Cracking great fun of a modern fairytale 'romance'

Credit must go to the 'life goes on' ending especially where the domestic abuse storyline was concerned.

The prose unfurls it's terrible tale at a measured pace, offering crumbs of ideas and keeping you guessing and daring to hope.

Do we subconsciously know more than we admit about our 'other halves' but just don't want to confront it...

You are constantly kept wondering what happened.

There are twists and turns, some subtle and beautifully wrought, some more obvious but deliberately so, it seems. Great fun for a reader.

Zips along at a cracking pace.

I want to find out just how it all resolves and if those in powerful positions ever have to play by the rules which govern the rest of us

There are a million different ways of deciding how your phone answers a call when you're unavailable or just don't feel like talking:...