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Title | : | The Other Half Lives (Spilling CID #4) |
Author | : | Sophie Hannah |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
Published | : | February 5th 2009 by Hodder & Stoughton (first published 2009) |
Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Crime. Suspense |
Sophie Hannah
Hardcover | Pages: 560 pages Rating: 3.58 | 4699 Users | 541 Reviews
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Ruth Bussey knows what it means to be in the wrong - and to be wronged. She once did something she regrets, and was punished excessively for it. Now Ruth is trying to rebuild her life and has found a love she doesn't believe she deserves. Aidan Seed is a passionate, intense man who has also been damaged by his past. Desperate to connect with the woman he loves, he confides his secret: he killed a woman called Mary Trelease. Through her shock, Ruth recognises the name. And when she's realised why it's familiar, her fear and revulsion deepen. The Mary Trelease that Ruth knows is very much alive...(US Title: The Dead Lie Down)
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Original Title: | The Other Half Lives |
ISBN: | 0340933135 (ISBN13: 9780340933138) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Spilling CID #4 |
Characters: | Charlotte "Charlie" Zailer, Simon Waterhouse, Aidan Seed, Ruth Bussey, Mary Trelease |
Literary Awards: | Barry Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.58 From 4699 Users | 541 ReviewsCriticize Epithetical Books The Other Half Lives (Spilling CID #4)
I love Sophie Hannah, and it was really hard not to give this one 5 stars . . . however, it just wasn't a five star book.Hannah has the ability to think up very creative and dark mysteries. None of her stories that I've read feel like repeats of mysteries that I've already read.She also can conjure up life-like characters on the brink of madness in a way that is completely absorbing and fascinating. However, there is one glaring flaw in this current novel - the ENTIRE mystery could have beenThe Other Half Lives by Sophie HannahPublished by Hodder & Stoughton, February 2009. ISBN: 978-0-340-93313-8When I first started reading this book I really couldnt see where it could go. Aiden Seed confides to the woman he loves that he killed a woman called Mary Trelease. After struggling with this momentous piece of information, Ruth Bussey finally goes to the police and tells Sergeant Charlie Zailer. But when they check out the address they confirm that the Mary Trelease at that address
I picked up this book based on critical reviews that had been posted online and in book publications. It was very good and if you enjoy British psychological thrillers a la Minette Walters, you won't be disappointed. After reading it, I learned that there were earlier books featuring the two police detectives Charlotte ('Charlie') and Simon, but it didn't hamper my ability to follow along. The story was just as much about the other characters, not soley the police - so it felt like a stand-alone
I'm having a bit of a Sophie Hannah-fest at the moment. I really enjoy them while I'm reading them - the ridiculously complex mysteries, the reoccuring police characters, the weird relationship between Charlie and Simon. And then I get to the end, and think - "Phew... hang on... what the fuck was that all about? How could that even work?" They're all so ludicrous in their resolutions. But fun!The Other Half Lives distinguishes itself by most of the characters being truly awful. Ruth Bussey is a
Charlie Zailer and Simon Waterhouse are back, investigating a murder that may or may not have actually happened. Hard to do considering the alleged victim appears to be alive and well and doesn't seem to know her murderer.I'm getting used to the gimmick of the switches between first-person (sometimes unreliable) narrator and the third-person POV of the police, but I'm still not really sure why Hannah uses this particular device. I don't like characters who lie for no reason, or who spend a
Well let me just say the mystery had me stumped, as did Charlie and Simon's on going complicated relationship...As I said in my last review about this series, I have been reading these books to get to the sixth book of the series ( and I won't stop until I get there). For the most part I like this series. One of the problems I have is sometimes I get the feeling that Sophie Hannah is coming up with the ideas for her books with the sole intention of stumping the readers, and not trying to come up
The problem with a really great, twisty, puzzling mystery is that it can sometimes be a little disappointing when it's solved. This is the second of Hannah's books where I've been thoroughly engrossed all the way through, only to feel a little deflated once the answers are revealed. Two thirds of the way through, I had no idea how everything was going to resolve itself. Unfortunately, the mystery here is almost a little too convoluted for its own good, with several unreliable characters all
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