Never have i finished a book and thought 'so what the hell was the story about?" Before i read this.I decided to download this book off Amazon as it was free, and I really did think it looked like it would be a good read. Frankly, i have just finished it and i'm clueless as to what actually happened, despite the fact that i read the book in complete silence, with no distractions. The whole concept is good, but i found the 'american cop in London' thing a bit a) cliche and b) not as interesting as it could have been. The psychology behind the 'crime' seemed rushed, like the author picked the first un-ethical experiment they laid their hands on in an A-level psychology book and just went with it. The characters were not easy to relate to and i thought that there were way too many of them to keep track of or understand their roles in the story.I'm so glad this was free, if i had paid for this i would have been sorely disappointed. I read a lot of psychological/ crime thrillers and never has one confused me as much as this one did! I'm baffled! As much as I enjoy a mystery/crime story - this was one I couldn't get into at all. I didn't connect with the main character & felt for an FBI agent she was a bit dense. She was forever investigating matters on her own without a partner & getting hurt, such as sprained ribs, beatings etc yet STILL managed to run around London conducting her investigation. Her boss should have ordered her to take time off to heal & recover. Ingrid came across as not being a good detective as even I could see who the culprit was before she did. When it came to dialogue & sentence structure I.felt.I.was.reading.it.like.this. Yes, the characters work for the police & FBI but when talking it was short sentences & factual statements. There wasn't enough description of surroundings & plot just ended up boring me.Without a doubt, I definitely shall be giving the rest of the Ingrid Skyberg novels a miss.3* as I liked the cover.
What do You think about Fresh Doubt (2000)?
Loved it, a few turns took me by surprise which is always good. Will read more of this author!
—vampireloverml
An interesting story with good characters and a great storyline. I'll give the next book a go.
—Crystal
Has potential but there were too many bits that read like a rookie writer.
—maddy
I enjoyed this book. It had some nice twists.
—Met
