The Whole Truth, a review by Sherry

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The Whole Truth
Cara Hunter

416 pages
Penguin
April 29, 2021

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I have not read a DI Fawley book before this one and it is the 5th in the series.  The author starts the book with Previously in the Fawley files, and I think that is such a fun way to catch up a reader picking up a book in the middle of the series or even brush up on previously read books. I appreciated it as all the information is there without bogging down the story trying to find a way to incorporate it into the plot. 

I thought the crime in this book was a fresh twist on assault.  An inebriated female professor is accused of being the aggressor on a rugby playing male student. The team along with the reader is surprised with this turn of events.  Then later in the book, one of their own is accused of a murder.  The two stories intertwine through the progression of the book.

Also running through the book is the transcript of a podcast that is documenting the supposed wrongful conviction of Gavin Parrie as a serial rapist. DI Fawley and his wife were instrumental in putting him behind bars and the podcast is implying that he was framed.

The author does a fantastic job of moving between characters and plot lines while unraveling the mysteries and I loved how she would have a teaser foreshadowing a nugget of information before moving on to a different plot line.  With as complex as the story was, I never felt like I was bogged down or lost.

I couldn’t read fast enough to figure out what happened.  As the team made progress on the crimes, there were more questions than answers.  It was an ambitious storyline that was a success.  I highly recommend this book.  I must find time to track down the previous books. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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