This book was recommended to me by the same person that introduced me to Martina Cole and Karen Slaughter, so I was expecting something sinister, gritty and dark, but what I got was so much more.When journalist Trish Verdure returns to her home town to try to solve a thirty-year-old murder, she opens a veritable Pandora's Box. It is a murder that has haunted Lieutenant Jonathan Stride for decades. Not only was the victim his girlfriend’s sister, but he also let the prime suspect escape. But not everyone is happy with this new investigation, and someone is doing everything they can to persuade Trish to end her investigation. With no known witnesses, too many secrets and an ever shifting line up of suspects, it begins to look like the case will remain unsolved. But all is not as it seems. Past and present clash in this gripping tale of secret loves, tormented pasts, grief and corruption makes compelling reading.I often find that crime thrillers give the reader no chance of working out who did what. Either that or they are so predictable that they are boring. Not so here.All the clues are there, but the story is so well structured that I was left with some doubts right up to the end. And the final twist is a killer! In “The Witness”, Brian Freeman has created characters that are totally believable and realistically flawed. The book has great pace and I didn't want to put it down once I had started.It is a great book with lots of action. I must keep an eye out for more. Sul fatto che Freeman sappia come fare a scrivere una storia non ci sono dubbi.Ma questa volta la trama è assai inverosimile. Alla fine sembra che tutto il mondo fosse sulla scena del crimine la sera della morte di Laura, mancavano soltanto Zorro e la regina Elisabetta. La Mazza (arma del delitto) passa di mano un infinità di volte nelle ipotesi formulate nello svolgimento romanzo, ricordando lo stile di Agatha Christie, ci mancava solo che Stride rinchiudesse tutti in una stanza nella scena finale :)
What do You think about De Voyeur (2008)?
I really like this author. On the level of Lee Child. Stories are page-turners.
—april
this guy is good and his books are scary, he is also a local fav of mine
—Gogo
Good mystery with ending not what you expect. Would read more of his.
—daso
