The Breaker [Import] [Hardcover]

Minette. WALTERS (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Putnam; Large Print Ed edition (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754013499
• ISBN-13: 978-0754013495
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,030,232 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Only for Fans, August 21, 2000

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kanga (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)

If you have never read a Minette Walters books before, this is an excellent introduction to her writing. If you have read any of her other books, you will not be disappointed with "The Breaker".

From the moment you settle down and read the first chapter, you will find an exploration that you won't want to put down. The mastery of Walters' style is shown here as the story quickly devolves down to only two main suspects, yet the suspense is held to the very end.

Definitely a miss-your-stop commuting read!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my favorite of walter's books, so far...., August 25, 2000

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"jessica-bklyn" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)

i have now read all of minette walter's books that i could get my hands on, and this was definitely my favorite. everytime you think you know who did it, something changes your mind. i also enjoyed how the different characters evolved throughout the novel. this one (like her others) i couldn't put down til i got to the end. i can't wait til she comes out with another book! one of my favorite things about her books is the way she writes statements in different typefaces, so you always differentiate who is narrating. another is that she always has a map at the front, which i tend to refer back to, just to keep a more accurate track of what's going on. i highly recommend this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well executed ....., August 11, 2001

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"janmcalex" (Humboldt, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Breaker (Paperback)

Minette Walters offers us the tale of a young woman whose nude and battered body is found washed ashore from the sea while her young toddler daughter is found wandering alone in a nearby village. As events unfold we learn about the suspects: her obsessive research scientist husband and the self-obsessed actor who summoned police to her body. Throw in pornography, drugs, scuzzy friends, and a blossoming romance for the local policeman and you've got the recipe for a well-rounded whodunit.

This was a relatively quick read, but, as with all murder mysteries, details were important. I confess I wasn't certain about the killer's identity until the end. The plot was evenly paced and the personalities of the various characters were well presented.