This book comes with a money back guarantee, you won't need it. The book is well written, fast moving and I can easily imagine it becoming a franchise worthy of being converted into a television series.
The characters are well drawn and diverse. The action is fast moving and a lot of the tension is created by the reader being in the know. This is not a whodunnit in the Agatha Christie style, you know who the killer is and see things through their eyes, this is unusual and refreshing as you also get Geraldine Steel's point of view and thoughts allowing you to see the different events from all angles.
I found it difficult to put down as I wanted to find out who cam out on top, was anyone else going to die? There was plenty of sub-plot and character development to sustain interest as well so that the cops weren't just cops and the killer wasn't just a killer and the characters connections were revealed neatly by the end without any loose ends.
If you like Ruth Rendell and Prime Suspect or Trial and Retribution then you should read this book, I think we will be seeing Geraldine Steel again.
Thank you for the lovely review. I don't really know what else to say - and it's not often I'm lost for words!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed reading Cut Short. It was really thoughtful of you to put your review on amazon. Thank you very much for your support.