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Book Description:
The acclaimed international bestselling author hailed by The San Diego Union-Tribune as a "virtuoso of psychological suspense" spins a hypnotic tale of mystery and intrigue.
Twelve hours after a woman's body is washed up on a deserted shore on the south coast of England, her traumatized three-year-old daughter is discovered twenty miles away, alone and apparently abandoned.
But why was Kate killed and her daughter, a witness to her brutal rape and murder, allowed to live? How did the murderer know that the child was unable to speak? And why would Kate, who had a terror of drowning at sea, willingly board a boat?
The obvious suspect is a young actor, a handsome loner obsessed with pornography, who lies about his relationship with Kate. What's more--his sailboat, Crazy Daze, is moored just yards from where the toddler is found.
But as the investigation progresses, police attention shifts to the woman's husband. Was he really on a business trip to Liverpool the night she died? Was Kate indeed the "respectable woman" he claims her to be? Did he love her or hate her?
More disturbing, perhaps--why does his little daughter scream in horror every time he tries to pick her up?
Minette Walters is "a superior storyteller who plumbs psychological depths with an acuity that will have readers enthralled," raved Publishers Weekly of The Echo. With The Breaker, she confirms her position as one of the true masters of crime fiction.
Twelve hours after a woman's body is washed up on a deserted shore on the south coast of England, her traumatized three-year-old daughter is discovered twenty miles away, alone and apparently abandoned.
But why was Kate killed and her daughter, a witness to her brutal rape and murder, allowed to live? How did the murderer know that the child was unable to speak? And why would Kate, who had a terror of drowning at sea, willingly board a boat?
The obvious suspect is a young actor, a handsome loner obsessed with pornography, who lies about his relationship with Kate. What's more--his sailboat, Crazy Daze, is moored just yards from where the toddler is found.
But as the investigation progresses, police attention shifts to the woman's husband. Was he really on a business trip to Liverpool the night she died? Was Kate indeed the "respectable woman" he claims her to be? Did he love her or hate her?
More disturbing, perhaps--why does his little daughter scream in horror every time he tries to pick her up?
Minette Walters is "a superior storyteller who plumbs psychological depths with an acuity that will have readers enthralled," raved Publishers Weekly of The Echo. With The Breaker, she confirms her position as one of the true masters of crime fiction.
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Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Police Procedurals
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> General
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Thrillers >> Suspense
- Mystery & Thrillers >> Authors, A-Z >> ( W ) >> Walters, Minette
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
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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Susan B. from BAYBORO, NC wrote on 12/9/2006...one of the best by Walters
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...?
Full of surprises--you'll never guess how it ends.
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.
Joyce H. from COCOA, FL wrote on 1/26/2006..."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 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...