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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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