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Loading... The Night Ferryby Michael Robotham
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A very enjoyable thriller with a credible Anglo Sikh heroine - at least as written by one middle aged white man and as read by another. Poor 'ol Paddy scapegoated again and I would have liked more detail on his (inevitable) demise. I did smile to see our heroine worry about the Police Complaints' Commission over some disciplinary matters while the little matter of stabbing a man to death with a scissors was not an issue. Article 2 ECHR how are ya'? That said, I loved the book - a page turner. I'll read more by Mr Robotham. (  )liehtzu | Apr 28, 2009 |   I loved Robotham's previous 2 books, Lost and Suspect, and expected great things. I was very disappointed. For one thing, I thought the story was too big. One of my favorite things about both Lost and Suspect is Robotham's use of London as almost another character in the story. The international intrigue element just didn't work for me. I also felt Robotham's understanding of a woman's psyche was a bit cliched at times. As the main character, Ali, searches for answers, she literally keeps asking the same questions over and over in the narrative. It seemed like Robotham needed to fill space or something. Parts of the novel were contrived, and it definitely did not hold the suspense his other novels have. (  )cefeick | Jun 20, 2008 | A taut thriller with well-drawn characters and a plot that explores the evils of criminal surrogacy and shameless exploitation of refugees - which are certainly hot topics for our time. ( )lenoreva | Apr 8, 2008 | An Enjoyable thriller, really well paced and full of twists and turns. Robotham has done his research and filled the book full of well-defined and believable characters (although, why, oh why did Dave's name keep having to be prefixed with 'new boy' each time he entered the scene?) that help to immerse you in the scenes. Robotham is definitely an author to look-out for in the future. fmnemonic | Mar 30, 2008 | A taut police thriller about the ends people might go to to get a baby. Complex plotting and fast-moving action from the UK to Amsterdam with a well-drawn cast of characters, led by Alisha Barba - a Sikh policewoman who is compelled to investigate the murder of her best friend who she hasn't seen for eight years. An intelligent and unputdownable thriller. ( )gaskella | Mar 12, 2008 | 0.053 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385517904, Hardcover)A young policewoman breaks all the rules to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of the best friend she betrayed in this stunning follow-up thriller from the author of Suspect and Lost. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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