| Title | : | Model Murder |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 291 |
| Publication | : | First published March 23, 2014 |
She was a wealthy woman married to an accountant and, as with newsworthy people, there are plenty of rumours.
Friends Sarah and Zelda try to help Detective Inspector
Sinclair to solve the crime. Amaryllis Styles’ hair dresser lives in the same block of flats as Zelda and, along with DC Chris James, they also meet him at a dance. The police have a busy time tracking down people who can help them from solicitors to agents to friends and acquaintances (mostly other models).
The action moves rapidly between Merian, Great Camden, Brighton, Surrey and London as the police hurry to solve the crime.
The most obvious suspect is her husband and, as is discovered, he had a good reason or two or three. But, did he do it?
Model Murder Reviews
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This is the first mystery book I have read for years and I really enjoyed it. I loved the introduction, -I was right there with the boy on his bike when the body was found-, and I liked the extensive use of dialogue, giving us an insight into the characters, moving the action on or revealing past events or situations. Flashbacks are smoothly integrated into the plot and a few carefully chosen details, such as cars or dancing, add an extra dimension to characters and scenes.
There are several plausible motives and suspects and you wait in anticipation to see how the threads will be unravelled. The emotional states of the different characters are clearly put across and for me, this is a brilliant psychological thriller where, I'm glad to say,gore and over dramatisation have no place. All in all, it's a book about what makes people tick and how detectives finally find their answers through understanding human emotions and the pressures of society, especially if you happen to be famous. Both the choice of language and the complex web of emotions ground the book firmly into the modern world.
'Model Murder' made me realise how much I have missed by leaving 'mysteries' out of my reading list for so long. Time to catch up... -
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My review rules are: The more stars, the more I liked it.
If there are too many typos or errors the less stars I give
If the storyline or plot is poor or contains too many errors, the characters are too weak, the ending lacking something, then the less stars I give.
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