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First time I read this author and found it engaging. Good pace and it keeps your interest. I will read others by this author.
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um....not bad. Quick read. Not as thrilling or suspenseful as many of the reviews made it out to be... but still....
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one of the best by Walters
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Can always be relied upon to tell an excellent story. This one is no exception. You think you have the "whodunit" figured out, then you don't, then you do, etc. Truly surprising ending.
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"The Breakers" holds its secrets to almost the end. But this expertly crafted , classic story is even more of a tease then usual. Walters narrows the field of suspesct om a woman's murder then proceeds to persuade you , in turn, of each's guilt. But just when you think you know who the killer realy is, another clue comes along to undermine your confidence and convince you otherwise. I enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this book. It started right in on the action and kept up the pace. It kept me guessing all the way through. Everytime I thought I had it figured out, some clue would be revealed to make me change my mind. Right up until the last few pages, I just wasn't sure who the culprit was. I'll probably look for more books by this author.
Great writing ... one of the few books I read in one day!
Mrs. Sumner is found dead on an isolated stretch of coast. Apparently, she was raped and thrown overboard while still alive. Suspects are a wannabe actor who does the occasional porn shoot, and has a reputation of being a ladies man, and of course, her husband. The narrative swings back and forth between these two suspects and gives you a little more information about each person each time, so that you are convinced that yes, this is the guy.
Great read!
Mrs. Sumner is found dead on an isolated stretch of coast. Apparently, she was raped and thrown overboard while still alive. Suspects are a wannabe actor who does the occasional porn shoot, and has a reputation of being a ladies man, and of course, her husband. The narrative swings back and forth between these two suspects and gives you a little more information about each person each time, so that you are convinced that yes, this is the guy.
Great read!
She's one of the better female mystery writers that I have read. A really riveting story - enjoyable!
Twelve hours after Kate Sumner's broken body is washed up on a deserted beach on the south coast of England, her traumatized three-year-old daughter is discovered twenty miles away walking the streets of Poole, alone. The police are puzzled.
Why weren't mother and daughter together? Why was Kate killed and her daughter allowed to live? More curiously, why had Kate boarded a boat - apparently willingly - when she was scared stiff of drowning at sea? Who had tempted her to her death?
The police suspect a young actor, a loner with an appetite for pornography, who lies about his relationship with Kate and whose sailing boat, Crazy Daze, is moored just yards from where the toddler was found...
As the investigation proceeds, the police discover a gaping hole in Kate's husband's alibi. Was he really in Liverpool at a conference the night she died? Was Kate the "respectable woman" he claims she was?
And why does their daughter scream in terror every time he tries to pick her up...?
Why weren't mother and daughter together? Why was Kate killed and her daughter allowed to live? More curiously, why had Kate boarded a boat - apparently willingly - when she was scared stiff of drowning at sea? Who had tempted her to her death?
The police suspect a young actor, a loner with an appetite for pornography, who lies about his relationship with Kate and whose sailing boat, Crazy Daze, is moored just yards from where the toddler was found...
As the investigation proceeds, the police discover a gaping hole in Kate's husband's alibi. Was he really in Liverpool at a conference the night she died? Was Kate the "respectable woman" he claims she was?
And why does their daughter scream in terror every time he tries to pick her up...?
Great suspense novel!
Full of surprises--you'll never guess how it ends.
I thought this was Minette Walters' best book! A woman is discovered drifting in and out of consciousness in the sea...
From the back cover a quote from 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. But just when you think you know who the real killer really is, another clue comes along to undermine your confidence and convince you otherwise. The book begins with a woman drifting in the waves on an August night, floating in and out of consciousness...Daylight brings the discovery of [her] body on an isolated English beach...
Walters narrows the field of suspects in a woman's murder, and then proceeds to persuade you, in turn, of each one's guilt. But just when you think you know who the real killer really is, another clue comes along to undermine your confidence and convince you otherwise. The book begins with a woman drifting in the waves on an August night, floating in and out of consciousness...Daylight brings the discovery of [her] body on an isolated English beach...