riveting from start to finish
349074
This book held my interest on every page. My only quarrel with it is sometimes I was so involved in one of the women's stories I did not want to switch to the next chapter which took up the other woman's story. Sarah and Handful are characters that I will not forget.
1822942
I found this book riveting. I could not wait to learn more, but delighted in every page. this author has a way with words that gives me pleasure as well.
492908
From the first page to the last, the book is riveting.  The characters are amazingly believable, and while i couldn't wait to finish it, i couldn't stand for it to end. GREAT!
4492295
Absolutely the most riveting book I've read this year - and I read a lot!
3253489
This book draws you in slowly, then without realizing it you are completely enthralled and riveted.  The well developed characters play on your emotions, leaving you shouting at the book as if it'll change the story.  This is definitely a book that keeps you up at night even after you finish reading because you are still living in their world.
4721792
This book is not for the faint of heart due to the subject matter, but it is an extremely riveting story.  I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
4350679
A riveting story, realistic to a stunning degree, characters are sharply drawn and draw one into the story, and the writing is sheer finesse. I hated to have it stop but could not wait to know how it would end.  As one who lived in safety during the second world war, as a boy, of course, it was another fascinating literary experience of a simply terrifying time in our Western History.  So well written.
1173052
This is an unputdownable and incredibly riveting story that will leave the reader gasping for breath. There is a killer on the loose who is deranged and cannot satisfy his deadly urges. A cop and a psychiatrist are on the case and get more than they imagined when they fall in love in the middle of their case. Each has a secret too horrifying to share. Will their secrets tear them apart? Will they be able to put the horrors aside and stop the insane killer before he strikes again?

This is the first book I have read by this author. I can't wait to read more of her work. Jo Robertson is a talent to watch as she rises in popularity.
4776798
I could not put this book down. The story was so riveting, it drew me in from the beginning. A must read!
4946591
Once I read the first chapter I was hooked, could not stop reading, and read from beginning to the end without stopping.
1816655
This book enthralled me from start to finish. Seldom have I read a book that I couldn't put down, but this is one I found myself waking in the night and reading. I would give it a 5* for formatting alone. It is written in the first person, from the perspective of Rina Walker a self-made assassin. This is a gritty read which alternates between the beautiful grown up Rina Walkers violent career as the skilled assassin and the young girls early impoverished life. The difference between the eras is skilfully depicted and expertly written to convey the difference between the squalor of one and the sumptuousness of the other. The descriptions are absorbing if you know the early era or are a well-travelled social historian. The contrast is made starker by the bleakness of Rinas early life as an abused young girl trying to live at the poorest level of Londons brutal society.
Each chapter cleverly alternates, setting the justification for her later life by depicting the cruelty and hardship of her early attempts to survive. It is exceptional writing by author Hugh Fraser, shows an insight and sensitivity into the female plight that many women wouldnt have an understanding of. I was particularly fascinated by his handling of her eventual realisation of her sexuality and found a unique understanding of one womans love of another woman.
It is action packed which will take your breath away with the twists and turns in the plot or should I say plots; each one developing a rapid succession of events, would stand alone as a book in their own right, and which the author has cleverly interwoven and come together in a timely way. This is Hugh Fraser's first book, I hope there are more to come.
Pat McDonald British Crime Author
4522418
Riveting story that gripped me from start to finish. To realize that real people went through all of these trials and still managed to not only survive, but stay together through it all is incredible. It makes me feel lucky to have what I do in my life and reminded me to be grateful for every day I've been given. I am now reading for the third time and finding details that I hadn't noticed in my first two read-throughs. I hope they make a movie of this story someday as I also think it would translate extremely well to the big screen. Enjoy!
4307327
Riveting....couldn't put it down.  Can't wait to see the movie.
824855
This book is riveting and a must read for anyone who enjoys a good mystery with colorful and intriguing characters. Excellent
2403213
A great read. Spellbinding from start to finish.look forward to more from this author.
1556680
Riveting and thought-provoking. It's been a while since I've read a book for hours into the early morning. This one was hard to put down.
110522
The book was riveting. I could not stop my reading until I finished the book.