- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Jove; First Edition edition (2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0515128821
- ISBN-13: 978-0515128826
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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The Orlando Sentinel
"Walters narrows the field of suspects in a woman's murder, and then proceeds to persuade you, in turn, of each one's guilt...Surprises...detonate like little grenades throughout the narrative."
The Orlando Sentinel
"Surprises...detonate like little grenades throughout the narrative."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A British who-dun-it.,
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This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)
Walters is an Edgar Award winning author with books translated into 32 languages. She writes with an edge that keeps the suspense flowing till the very end.From the cliffs above, two young boys who have slipped out of the house with their parents prized binoculars find a woman viciously murdered on a deserted beach. A glib yet brazen cast of characters comes into play as we slowly watch the constable and his partners unravel the mystery that surrounds Kate Sumner's last days on this earth. I was torn between the possibilities of the murderer being several of the characters, right up until the end; this to me is the mark of a good mystery. If you are in the mood for a good detective mystery this one will hold your attention. Simon Prebble whose deep and distinguished voice is pleasant to the ear and adds to the telling of the story, narrates the book on tape. I would give this book 3.5 stars. Kelsana 12/17/01
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Well executed .....,
By "janmcalex" (Humboldt, TN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)
Minette Walters offers us the tale of a young woman whose nude and battered body is found washed ashore from the sea while her young toddler daughter is found wandering alone in a nearby village. As events unfold we learn about the suspects: her obsessive research scientist husband and the self-obsessed actor who summoned police to her body. Throw in pornography, drugs, scuzzy friends, and a blossoming romance for the local policeman and you've got the recipe for a well-rounded whodunit. This was a relatively quick read, but, as with all murder mysteries, details were important. I confess I wasn't certain about the killer's identity until the end. The plot was evenly paced and the personalities of the various characters were well presented.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and predictable...,
By Jenn "jenncw" (SoCal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)
...and not at all what I expected from Minnette Walters. Where the Dark Room and The Echo and all of her other books are intricate puzzles, bending and twisting in on themselves, this books was sadly plodding and straight forward. At first, I found the mystery of the dead woman, and the lost little girl to be tense, but the tension rapidly disappeared into boredom. It took me two weeks to read this book, and it never takes me any more than four hours. The back and forth red herrings that led first to the husband, then to the boyfriend, and back again got tired very quickly, especially as none of teh twists were either original, or unexpected. The only good characters were the rural policeman (his mild romance with the owner of a local stable barely keeping her head above water was the only really interesting part of the book.) and the dead woman, and then only real mystery was teh sea itself. If you want a good mystery, read The Dark Room, or The Sculptress. Definitely skip this one.
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