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This was . . . weird.

Little Face (Spilling CID, #1) by Sophie Hannah

August 26, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Well, this was an experience. Disappointing, kind of bonkers, somehow still readable, lots of plot holes. It felt good to clean it off my TBR, and I’ll probably continue the series just because I’m curious about the bizarre relationship between the two detectives, but boy was it not what I was expecting. The premise of this book is a good one, one that I don’t think it really delivers on: a woman leaves her house for the first time since her two week old baby […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: British, little face, mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, Sophie Hannah, spilling cid

narfna's CBR12 Review No:103 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: British, little face, mystery, narfna, psychological suspense, Sophie Hannah, spilling cid ·
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The Next to Die by Sophie Hannah

July 19, 2020 by Ellesfena 4 Comments

Bingo: Reader’s Choice, replacing the Roaring 20s square Everyone makes mistakes, but I now have to spend my Sunday night grappling with the fact that I chose to read this book of my own free will. I am not okay. It seems like the general consensus is that Sophie Hannah’s first few Spilling CID mysteries were okay–at least worth reading if you like that sort of thing. I certainly did–I remember tearing through the first three or four. I kept reading after that, even with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: absolute garbage, cbr12bingo, mystery, Sophie Hannah, spilling cid

Ellesfena's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: absolute garbage, cbr12bingo, mystery, Sophie Hannah, spilling cid ·
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