I Saw You

Michael McLoughlin #2

by Julie Parsons

For 10 years, newly retired policeman Michael McLoughlin has been haunted by the case of a young woman brutally murdered and the affection he felt for the victim's mother, Margaret. A favor for a friend leads him to another woman who has lost a child—her daughter has been found drowned in the same lake her stepfather died in years earlier. Was it an accident, suicide, or murder? Margaret too has been tormented by thoughts of that long, hot summer so many years ago. Memories of her daughter and of her killer give her no peace and she finally returns to Dublin to face her demons, leading her back to a man she never thought she'd see again, and to a mother with grief to match her own. This is a chilling and dark novel of love, revenge, and atonement.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Ireland

354 pages, Paperback

First published October 7, 2007

About the author

Julie Parsons was born in New Zealand but grew up in Ireland from an early age. A former producer with RTÉ radio and television, she lives in Dublin.

Reviews

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was just "meh" and sort of a chore to read there were so many parts and people that I didn't care about and were not interesting me at all. Perhaps I was not in the mood for it.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good psychological thriller!

[Debbie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got to the 4th chapter and I couldn’t go any further. There are too many characters and it is just seems to be all over the place.

[Izzyreads · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this immediately after reading Mary, Mary by the same author and was surprised at how much better it is. I wondered if it perhaps had a different editor who helped to shape it into a tighter book. I agree with the other readers who said that there are too many characters and I thought Parsons took too long to get to the ending. That said, I enjoyed it overall and will read more in this series. I find star ratings quite difficult to apply - I gave this 4 stars because it's better than Mary, Mary. I gave Mary, Mary three stars because I liked the writing even though I thought it needed a good edit.

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

'I Saw You' by Julie Parsons was a good old-fashioned crime thriller with murders, family secrets, a haunted past, loads of characters (perhaps too many), red herrings and a dogged ex-cop. I didn't realise that Parsons had already written a previous novel with the cop as a main character so it obviously doesn't matter if you haven't read that one. Tension mounts following more killings and discovered clues. A curl-up-by-the-fire book to while away a few hours on a rainy afternoon.

[Virginia Doss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read!

[Anna Johansson]

”I det förflutnas grepp” svensk titel

[Joyce Ellis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just didnt grab me. Decided life is too short and gave up at 30%.

[Sara Aldebe · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 stars. An okay read. Not as good as the first book, but okay.

[Hilary Lang Greenebaum · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book to read after a few fantastic ones - feeling abit in between (e.g. after Dovekeeper) nothings seems to be any good! Hard act to follow. This is filling a spot for me, easy, fun, some nice images of the sea, typcial themes and entertaining.

[Melinda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found reading this book such a chore. A boring dull chore. Too many characters that were largely irrelevant. Dragged out.. Did I say chore?...

[Rose · Rating 2 out of 5]

below average