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Lädt ... The Last Girl to Die: the absolutely jaw-dropping new Scottish crime thriller with an unmissable, shocking twist (2022. Auflage)von Helen Fields (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. With The Last Girl to Die, Helen Fields takes a small town setting, legends and folklore to craft a story about the tragic death of a young outsider and the PI who is tasked with finding out what happened to her. Sadie Levesque is a Canadian, brought to Mull by the missing girl's family to try and find her. Find her she does, but she's dead in a cave and there are some things with her body that are disturbing. From there it's a question of who to trust, who isn't what they seem, and as Sadie finds out more about the island's past, simply a question of why? Sadie, telling the story in the first person, was not the easiest character to take to and her role as a private investigator basically meant sniffing around in other people's business and being extremely reckless which felt a little hard to get behind at times. She did grow on me as the story progressed though and there's no doubt she was an extremely brave and strong heroine. It got to the point where I didn't want to put this book down, so engrossed was I in the investigation that Sadie was conducting, and the situations she was putting herself in which almost had me wanting to read through my fingers. There are plenty of red herrings in this story and I didn't see the outcome until it was right in front of me. Fields is an immaculate plotter and always manages to keep me guessing. The overall ending was definitely unexpected! I loved the fact that a few characters from Fields' other books featured in this one. It gave it a kind of authenticity, in a way almost like it was a real-life scenario. I'm always glad to come across such great characters. I also really liked the Scottish island setting, one of my favourite settings to read about in fiction. The whole suspicious community feel was so strong, coupled that with the superstition that abounded there, that I could easily imagine eyes following Sadie everywhere she went, speculating about her sticking her nose in where it wasn't wanted. Whilst The Last Girl to Die felt slightly different to this author's other books, I really enjoyed it and found it a riveting and gruesome (trademark Fields) read, full of twists and turns and excitement galore. The Last Girl to Die by Helen Sarah Fields This is a story of myth, magic, madness, grief, beliefs, communities, and so much more. I will be processing it for a while. Finding words, the right words, to review this book is not easy. This book, like the other one by this author that I have read, made me think and care and wish things could have been different although if they had been different, the book would not have made the impact it did. What I liked: * Sadie Levescquee: Canadian PI, finder of lost teens, sister, daughter, soon to be aunt, puzzle solver, strong, resilient, client advocate, finds more than one body, someone I would have liked to know more about, sometimes does things that made me wonder why she was doing them…some might use the TSTL (too stupid to live) * Nate Carson: pathologist, interesting and perhaps interested in Sadie * Lance Proudfoot: journalist, followed earlier murder with similarities to Addie’s, resource for Sadie * The island community’s closeness – both good and bad * The history and mythology created for the story * Being able to understand what the young, and older, women on the island might find in a community-coven of their own * Remembering how difficult it was to navigate my teens and the years we moved during my teens * That the murderers of the females in this story were disclosed before the end of the book * That I was invested in the outcome * Wondering “what if” more than once…if only this or that person had made a different choice… * Considering what secrets were being withheld from Sadie and wondering why the local police were less diligent and vigilant than they could have been * The reason the Clark family probably chose a rather obscure PI from Canada rather than one from the USA or Scotland * On the fence about the bits that had to do with the thoughts of the dead as presented and that the island had a voice, too What I didn’t like: * Who and what I was meant not to like * Knowing that people can be murdered for little reason and with little remorse * Realizing that this is probably a one and done standalone novel instead of the first book in a series that I would have liked to read. Did I enjoy this book? Yes and No – it left me unsettled Would I read more by this author? Yes Thank you to MidasPR for the ARC – this is my honest review. 4-5 Stars Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Fiction.
Mystery.
Thriller.
A TIMES CRIME CLUB ?STAR PICK? and AMAZON and KINDLE BESTSELLER! 'Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down for the life of me.' ????? Reader Review 'A stunner! Without a doubt, one of the best crime novels of the year!' No.1 international bestseller Jeffery Deaver In search of a new life, seventeen-year-old Adriana Clark's family moves to the ancient, ocean-battered Isle of Mull, far off the coast of Scotland. Then she goes missing. Faced with hostile locals and indifferent police, her desperate parents turn to private investigator Sadie Levesque. Sadie is the best at what she does. But when she finds Adriana's body in a cliffside cave, a seaweed crown carefully arranged on her head, she knows she's dealing with something she's never encountered before. The deeper she digs into the island's secrets, the closer danger creeps and the more urgent her quest to find the killer grows. Because what if Adriana is not the last girl to die? Beautifully haunting with twists and turns you'll never see coming, The Last Girl to Die is your next obsession waiting to happen. Perfect for fans of Stuart MacBride and L.J. Ross. 'Oh my goodness, I absolutely and totally loved this book. Outstanding and compelling, it gave me whiplash from all the twists and turns.' million-copy bestseller Angela Marsons 'An adroit and highly atmospheric mystery.' Times Crime Club 'Fields has a knack of keeping you gripped for hours.' The Sun 'Gloriously dark and twisty.' Fabulous Readers absolutely LOVE The Last Girl to Die! 'Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down for the life of me.' ????? 'What rollercoaster ride this was. I love it when a book shocks me the way this did.' ????? 'Breathtaking. Twists and turns galore. I couldn't put it down, I loved it.' ????? 'A tense, twisty, phenomenal read!' ????? 'Haunting. Breathtaking shocks, unforeseen twists, and an emotionally shattering conclusion.' ????? 'Twisty, unpredictable and kept me guessing the whole time.' ????? 'Breathtakingly brilliant... The ending left me stunned.' ?????. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Feisty protagonist Canadian PI Sadie Levesque is about as gutsy as they come, but she is also a deeply empathetic soul.
Sadie’s strong emotional drive makes her a passionate advocate for clients (and anyone else she sees at risk) and a likeable and engaging character lead. It’s this passion that quickly draws into her orbit some beautifully characterised second-tier characters that I adored – and dare I say it, could feasibly spawn other series. But on several occasions, Sadie is just a little too reckless with her own safety, which certainly makes The Last Girl to Die a high suspense rollercoaster read. Continue reading: https://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/2022/09/the-last-girl-to-die-helen-fields-r... ( )