Flesh and Blood [Import] [Hardcover]

John Harvey (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd; Large Print Ed edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843956500
• ISBN-13: 978-1843956501
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

More About the Author

JOHN HARVEY is the author of eleven Charlie Resnick novels and the Frank Elder series, and is a recipient of the Silver Dagger Award, the Barry Award, and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for lifetime achievement, among other honors.

Customer Reviews

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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, November 18, 2010

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David Dutch (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, GB) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flesh and Blood (Paperback)

I was disappointed for after reading the blurb on the front of the book by Mark Billingham I thought that I was in for a gripping and powerfully atmospheric thriller. I was lured into buying a copy to see if Harvey was in the same mould as Tom Cain certainly the reviews on the back cover would indicate he was.

Instead I found a story line that was drawn out - a retired detective inspector cannot leave an unsolved disappearance of a sixteen year old girl many years before alone and then came the release, on licence, of the man he thought had been party to her disappearance but was unable to prove at the time. Haunted by a recurring nightmare he decided to retrace his steps when first trying to solve the mystery and found not only himself but his estranged wife and daughter becoming entwined in the dangerous pursuit of this known killer.

Was the nightmare a clue to the unsolved disappearance or a prophetic vision of what was to become.

At times the storyline was good but personally I did not find it a page turner keeping me awake until I sought to solve the mystery before the end of the story.