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I'm really enjoying this book. Which of her books should I read next? Start one of her series? Check out a stand-alone?

Graham I'm going to start on the Karen Pirie series, which I'm told are very good. There's five so far, the first is The Distant Echo'. Hope this helps.…moreI'm going to start on the Karen Pirie series, which I'm told are very good. There's five so far, the first is The Distant Echo'. Hope this helps.(less)

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Hi, really not enjoying this book. Have got say a quarter of the way through but feel like calling it a day. Can anyone advise me to keep with it? Problem is, I don't care about the girl now and the map of the houses of all these interconnected families or basically two families, it's totally lost me now. I've never read McDermid before but was given this as a Christmas gift. Worth continuing or not?

Steve Marland You will already have made your decision by the time I am writing this, but I would always say finish it. You cannot truly judge a book until you have…moreYou will already have made your decision by the time I am writing this, but I would always say finish it. You cannot truly judge a book until you have read all of it.(less)

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Anna I agree. I enjoyed the part of the book set in the early 1960s which read to me like a period police procedural. The add on of the journalist's story …moreI agree. I enjoyed the part of the book set in the early 1960s which read to me like a period police procedural. The add on of the journalist's story felt clunky to me. (less)

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