Have you ever read a book twice by mistake, I have and it was this book. It was a kindle so I could have returned it, but I couldn't remember the ending, so kept it. But when I got to the ending I realised why I couldn't remember it. It was an all revealing ending in just the last few pages and the real reason why Jenny Williams really went to the Australian outback, as a police officer wasn't solved, so a 'no' ending for me. But you might feel differently to me.
Jenny went to Cooper Pedy initially to find out what happened to her aunt and cousin who disappeared 9 years ago.. However a body found in one of the disused Opal mines became her main investigation. She had a few things to get over first, she was a young woman in a man's world and a boss who didn't want to face the real truth.. and there was the dry hot conditions, and the inconvenience of her belongings not arriving with her. So the writing was good, because I could feel the sweat running between my breasts and the red dust that covered everything. She was constantly in the laundry room washing the few clothes she had!
I did like the character Jenny, her grim determination to get answers and how she stood up to her boss. Will she find what happened to her aunt and cousin, well there are 9 books in this Opel Fields series so plenty of books to find out.!
I think this first book was to set up the characters and the next one will move further with Police Officer Jenny Williams delving into the mystery of the disappearance of her aunt and cousin. I might buy the next one because this book one kept me interested twice!
Chrisxx
8 comments:
Hooray!! Today your blog has at last become readable on my laptop after months of only reading on my phone! No rhyme nor reason.
The book sounds interesting - I'll check library
I've read a few books more than once intentionally. Jodi Taylors The St Mary's Chronicles I'm on book 6 second time round reading the series and all the Harry Potter books I've read a few times. If a book is good I have no problem re-reading.
I’ve read a few twice. Like a lot of things in my life these days, I can’t remember which books. Hence the issue!
I have read a book twice. It was an Agatha Christie. And you know how you picture the setting as you read? The second time through I realized I had another picture in mind for the house in the story than the first time.
The app Goodreads is wonderful, you can log all the books that you read.
Nice book review. Sounds interesting.
I have read books more than once on purpose. There are some I just enjoy so much.
Sometimes I do choose to read a book again ...
Many thanks for sharing this one.
All the best Jan
I don't usually reàd a book twice unless it's particularly well written, so I'll read it again for the pleasure of the writing. Re crime in Australian outback, there's plenty of real crime. The case of the English couple backpacking in the NT, Peter Falconio was murdered never found and his girlfriend Joanne Lees went back to England traumatised. Also the bodies in the barrels in SA. This was so grisly I couldn't read about it.
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