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3.5
(Audiobook, with at least two different readers)

Hmmm. For me this started as a 3, progressed to a solid 4, and then the loose ends and That Bloody Epilogue dropped it back to a 3.

I loved the mess and convolutions, bringing the complications of real life into a police procedural without everything having to a significant clue. And I think the social media content was handled well.

I'd have welcomed better tying up of the subplot of what, to avoid spoilers, I'll call the blond haired boy and his friends. And the epilogue was just a step too far.

I will read another in this series.

I was disgusted to see a temperature in Fahrenheit on the opening pages, but apart from that the story was gripping. Perhaps a few too many secrets and revelations and characters, flung thick and fast, in an effort to obscure the truth. And then the way in which the reveal is handled doesn't really progress the police investigation. perhaps we'll see more of these coppers again, though. To sum, enjoyable, I didn't see the end coming, but I also felt a little lost partway through.