The Whole Truth
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Summary
An attractive student。 An older professor。
Think you know the story？ Think again。THE NEW UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CARA HUNTER
She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose。 But one of them is lying， all the same。
When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault， DI Adam Fawley's team think they've heard it all before。 But they couldn't be more wrong。
Because this time， the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department， and the student a six-foot male rugby player。
Soon DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth。 What they don't realise is that someone is watching。
And they have a plan to put Fawley out of action for good。。。
Think you know the story？ Think again。THE NEW UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CARA HUNTER
She has everything at stake; he has everything to lose。 But one of them is lying， all the same。
When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault， DI Adam Fawley's team think they've heard it all before。 But they couldn't be more wrong。
Because this time， the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department， and the student a six-foot male rugby player。
Soon DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth。 What they don't realise is that someone is watching。
And they have a plan to put Fawley out of action for good。。。
Reviews
Sarah Neeson
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This is the first D I Fawley book I’ve read and I really enjoyed it。 I was very thankful for the brief character outlines at the start of the book because this really added to my enjoyment and made it that I didn’t feel like I was playing catch up。 It was a really good procedural novel and I liked the interacting sub plots。 I wasn’t personally a massive fan of the true crime podcast element but understand that this was completely crucial to the story development。
Resh （The Book Satchel）
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This was my first book in the Adam Fawley series。 And I loved it！ Brilliant， keeps you on your toes。 The novel is a police procedural where there are two simultaneous crimes under scrutiny。 I read that the series has got TV rights。 I am sure the TV adaptation would be great。 I have read just one book by Cara Hunter and her character descriptions are detailed and wholesome， and perfect for a series。In The Whole Truth， DI Adam's wife， Alex （lawyer）， is pregnant。 A criminal （Roadside rapist， Garry This was my first book in the Adam Fawley series。 And I loved it！ Brilliant， keeps you on your toes。 The novel is a police procedural where there are two simultaneous crimes under scrutiny。 I read that the series has got TV rights。 I am sure the TV adaptation would be great。 I have read just one book by Cara Hunter and her character descriptions are detailed and wholesome， and perfect for a series。In The Whole Truth， DI Adam's wife， Alex （lawyer）， is pregnant。 A criminal （Roadside rapist， Garry Parrie with whose case both Adam and Alex were involved）， is out from prison。 Alex feels they are being watched。 She is also obsessively listening to a podcast The Whole Truth about Garry Parrie， which is determined to prove his innocence。 In the second strand of the story， an Oxford student Caleb Morgan has filed sexual harrassment charges against his mentor Marina Fisher。The narrative feels very real。 Hunter makes you involved in the progress of the case。 The story is liberally sprinkled with memos， Whatsapp messages， emails， notes on paper etc。 The reveals were neither too slow， nor too fast， and I was thoroughly invested in them。 The book also explores the characters in a deeper sense even though most of the conversations happen at work。 Since the plot is kept as realistic as possible， it helps the reader understand how justice is served， lapses in judgement and suspects in cases。 I enjoyed this crime read。Much thanks to the publisher for an ARC。 All opinions my own 。。。more
jean
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A new DI Fawley book is always a treat and it was great to meet up with the team again - I especially liked the character crib sheet at the beginning to remind the reader of the whole cast。This story was full of Ms Hunter's great trademark twists and turns and I particularly liked the mixed media。Another bestseller I'm sure！Thank you to netgalley and penguin books for an advance copy of this book A new DI Fawley book is always a treat and it was great to meet up with the team again - I especially liked the character crib sheet at the beginning to remind the reader of the whole cast。This story was full of Ms Hunter's great trademark twists and turns and I particularly liked the mixed media。Another bestseller I'm sure！Thank you to netgalley and penguin books for an advance copy of this book 。。。more
Susanne
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Thank you to the author， Penguin and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。I didn't realize this was book five of a series when I started it， and the list of characters and short "bios" at the beginning was a great idea to help readers get up to speed。 However， I found most of the officers more or less one and the same - I still couldn't keep them apart and kept having to check the list。Since I enjoy epistolary novels， I found the inclusion of podcasts/news articles/emails etc a Thank you to the author， Penguin and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。I didn't realize this was book five of a series when I started it， and the list of characters and short "bios" at the beginning was a great idea to help readers get up to speed。 However， I found most of the officers more or less one and the same - I still couldn't keep them apart and kept having to check the list。Since I enjoy epistolary novels， I found the inclusion of podcasts/news articles/emails etc a good way to bring the different aspects of the story forward。 However， some of the twists were too much， who belonged on which side and what way was up was a bit too elusive at times。 Lots of loose ends and question marks throughout， as well as at the end of the book。 Not sure I agree with the idea of a vengeful girlfriend meting out her idea of justice as one of the major turning points of the story。 。。。more
Sharon Williams
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Thank you so much to @netgalley for an early copy of the whole truth by @carahunterauthor this is book 5 in this fantastic series。 You can read them as a standalone but I do think you would find it easier to read them all as you then get an idea of the characters。 I have enjoyed every book and find Adam fawley a really good detective and his team。 In this book it does take a twist as he himself ends up on the other end of the questioning I was gripped from the beginning and could not wait to see Thank you so much to @netgalley for an early copy of the whole truth by @carahunterauthor this is book 5 in this fantastic series。 You can read them as a standalone but I do think you would find it easier to read them all as you then get an idea of the characters。 I have enjoyed every book and find Adam fawley a really good detective and his team。 In this book it does take a twist as he himself ends up on the other end of the questioning I was gripped from the beginning and could not wait to see how it was going to be seen who was actually guilty。 I can not wait for more from this series。 They are so enjoyable and will grip you from start to finish。 。。。more
Grace J Reviewerlady
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Sandra Leivesley
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During this book DI Adam Fawley is called to investigate two very different cases。 The first involves the sexual assault of a male student by his female professor。 The second is a murder case that harks back to a case in Fawley's past where his wife was injured and the killer was caught， but is now out on license。 Both stories were intriguing， woven together seamlessly， and made me want to carry on listening past my bedtime to find out what happened。 I love Ms Hunters style of writing， where the During this book DI Adam Fawley is called to investigate two very different cases。 The first involves the sexual assault of a male student by his female professor。 The second is a murder case that harks back to a case in Fawley's past where his wife was injured and the killer was caught， but is now out on license。 Both stories were intriguing， woven together seamlessly， and made me want to carry on listening past my bedtime to find out what happened。 I love Ms Hunters style of writing， where the narrative was interspersed with podcasts， emails and online news articles。 The characters appear real and well fleshed out， and I really cared what happened to Adam， his wife and his team。 The plot was twisty and this is a brilliant police procedural。I listened to the first book in this series， but for some unfathomable reason hadn't listened to the others until this one。 I'll be remedying that soon！ Because of this I was very pleased that Cara Hunter included a Who's Who at the beginning of the book， which helped me remember all the major characters， and catch up with what had been happening。 This makes it easier for anyone coming to the series with this book。 The narration by Lee Ingleby， Emma Cunnliffe and Roy McMillan was excellent。 。。。more
Chloe
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I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I felt like this was a pretty good， enjoyable mystery。 We effectively have two storylines running at the same time， with the rape and murder of a woman， and the accused sexual assault of a university professor。In all truth， this would've probably been 4 stars if I would've had the physical book。 I didn't realise but it featured a fair amount of mixed media， which I struggled with on my Kindle。I would definitely recommend it， and I received this ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I felt like this was a pretty good， enjoyable mystery。 We effectively have two storylines running at the same time， with the rape and murder of a woman， and the accused sexual assault of a university professor。In all truth， this would've probably been 4 stars if I would've had the physical book。 I didn't realise but it featured a fair amount of mixed media， which I struggled with on my Kindle。I would definitely recommend it， and am intrigued to look into more books in the DI Adam Fawley series。 Despite my pre-conceptions， it actually didn't matter too much that I hadn't read books 1-4， as I felt than individual bonds with the characters weren't necessarily needed to be hooked on the mystery。 。。。more
Angie
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I have not read any of the previous 4 books in the series。 The introductions to the characters was therefore very welcome and helpful。 I found the book a little confusing to start with as there are quite a lot of characters， but this didn’t last long。 I loved the way the book is set out with all the use of podcasts， postcards， texts and files。 Despite not knowing the characters from previous books I still found myself drawn to many of them and willing Fawley not to be guilty！ The book works well I have not read any of the previous 4 books in the series。 The introductions to the characters was therefore very welcome and helpful。 I found the book a little confusing to start with as there are quite a lot of characters， but this didn’t last long。 I loved the way the book is set out with all the use of podcasts， postcards， texts and files。 Despite not knowing the characters from previous books I still found myself drawn to many of them and willing Fawley not to be guilty！ The book works well as a stand alone。 The twists keep on coming and the book is fast paced and keeps the pages turning。 Great， atmospheric writing really makes you feel you are there with Emma through her ordeal。 The twists keep on coming right to the end！ A brilliant read。 。。。more
Sarah Faichney
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I have been invested in DI Adam Fawley and his team since the beginning， so was very excited to read this latest instalment。 Cara Hunter just gets better and better。 "The Whole Truth" begins with an introduction to the characters - both useful as a recap and for newbies。 I listened to the audiobook， narrated well by Lee Ingleby， Emma Cunniffe and Roy McMillan。 I've always loved Hunter's innovative format， where we get to see things like Press reports and social media reactions， and this time we I have been invested in DI Adam Fawley and his team since the beginning， so was very excited to read this latest instalment。 Cara Hunter just gets better and better。 "The Whole Truth" begins with an introduction to the characters - both useful as a recap and for newbies。 I listened to the audiobook， narrated well by Lee Ingleby， Emma Cunniffe and Roy McMillan。 I've always loved Hunter's innovative format， where we get to see things like Press reports and social media reactions， and this time we have a podcast included too！ One of the cases the team investigate in this book subverts our expectations of sexual assault and then ties us up in knots。 It was particularly interesting to see how Hunter portrayed different officers' reactions to it。 She isn't afraid to show us flawed coppers （I'm looking at you， Quinn！） or their human side。 Another brilliant offering and， as always， I can't wait to read the next book in this excellent series。 。。。more
Olga
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The Whole Truth is the latest addition to the brilliant Cara Hunter’s series and it doesn’t disappoint。 Well written， fast paced， twisty and suspenseful， it is one of the best in the police procedural genre。 I really like the idea of the Who is Who reminder at the beginning - it helps to refresh the memory， if it’s been awhile since you’ve read the other books in the series。I can’t wait for the next instalment。 I listened to some of the book on audio and the narration was excellent， performed by The Whole Truth is the latest addition to the brilliant Cara Hunter’s series and it doesn’t disappoint。 Well written， fast paced， twisty and suspenseful， it is one of the best in the police procedural genre。 I really like the idea of the Who is Who reminder at the beginning - it helps to refresh the memory， if it’s been awhile since you’ve read the other books in the series。I can’t wait for the next instalment。 I listened to some of the book on audio and the narration was excellent， performed by 3 different voices。 。。。more
Chris Nolan
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What is already a great series scales new heights with this stunning addition。 DI Adam Fawley is a fascinating character and he is surrounded by interesting and intriguing colleagues。 The setting， Oxford， is beautifully depicted and the two crimes at the centre of the story are totally engrossing。 The topic of rape is delicately handled but it is when things become personal that the novel really takes off。 Brilliant！
Skyesmum
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I listened to and read this book， absolutely brilliant， the narrators totally captivated me。The story was as usual gritty，edge of your seat stuff x Highly recommended in both forms
Julia
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So， so good。 Didn’t want it to end but also raced to finish it to find out what happened。 Loved the combo of online conversations， podcast episodes and interview formats throughout - changes it up a bit。 Loved it all。
Siobhan Devlin
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This is the first Cara Hunter book I've read so I was a little worried being part of a series that I'd not be able to connect to the storyline。 I was wrong， at the very beginning you get a brief description of each main character and a little of their 'history' which I really appreciated， although I'd recommend reading a series in order this worked well as a stand alone。 I read this over two days wishing I didn't have other distractions so I could have read it in one！ The story really kept my at This is the first Cara Hunter book I've read so I was a little worried being part of a series that I'd not be able to connect to the storyline。 I was wrong， at the very beginning you get a brief description of each main character and a little of their 'history' which I really appreciated， although I'd recommend reading a series in order this worked well as a stand alone。 I read this over two days wishing I didn't have other distractions so I could have read it in one！ The story really kept my attention， throughout the book you're back and forth between two separate storylines one a sexual assault between a teacher and student the other with link to DI Fawley and his wife。Pretty much every part of this book ends in some sort of cliffhanger， a sentence not quite informative enough， a piece of information that could sway the case。。 it was really difficult to find the right place to put the book down！I particularly enjoyed the teacher/student storyline。 Professor Marina Fisher has been accused of sexual assaulting Caleb Morgan; one of her students who occasionally babysits for her 8yr old son Tobin， after a fundraiser Marina returns home and remembers nothing out of the ordinary about the night until police turn up at her house and arrest her for alleged sexual assault。。。 However Caleb remembers everything！ But a drawing by Tobin might be more than it seems？Overall this is a great fast paced thriller with a more than a few twists。 The office rivalry， extra information in form of podcasts， blogs and text。。 really helped to add depth to the story。 Cara Hunter has a great writing style and I can't wait to pick up another of her books。Thank you #NetGalley and @Penguin for my #gifted Advanced readers copy of #TheWholeTruth 。。。more
Jo-anne Atkinson
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Called out to a college one weekend， the Oxford team are involved in an allegation of sexual assault - a world-renowned female professor and the son of a local MP。 It's a case of he said / she said but maybe not so straightforward。 Meanwhile the Roadside Rapist is out on parole and this is affecting Alex Fawley， former victim and the heavily pregnant wife of DI Adam Fawley， the man who put him away。 Her longstanding friend has disappeared and is found dead and the accused is Adam Fawley， forensi Called out to a college one weekend， the Oxford team are involved in an allegation of sexual assault - a world-renowned female professor and the son of a local MP。 It's a case of he said / she said but maybe not so straightforward。 Meanwhile the Roadside Rapist is out on parole and this is affecting Alex Fawley， former victim and the heavily pregnant wife of DI Adam Fawley， the man who put him away。 Her longstanding friend has disappeared and is found dead and the accused is Adam Fawley， forensic evidence is strong but is this a set-up？ Hunter's series of novels set in and around Oxford are a strong oeuvre， it's not all dreaming spires。 Here the thread of the Roadside Rapist is brought to the fore alongside a topical #metoo #hetoo plotline。 This is definitely an ensemble piece and works well because of that。 Hunter writes pacy and twisty plots that are realistic enough for the cynical reader and this is a very strong police procedural。 。。。more
Phillip Kang
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My first Cara Hunter read， which I understand is the fifth book in the DI Adam Fawley series。 Normally I would take 2-4 weeks to finish a book as I read other books at the same time。 But I finished this book in less than a week。 This says quite a lot about the sheer enjoyment I got from reading it。 Although I’m not a big fan of police procedural novels， I found myself warming up to this novel， because intrigue and suspense is set in motion right from the start。 This got me going until the end。DI My first Cara Hunter read， which I understand is the fifth book in the DI Adam Fawley series。 Normally I would take 2-4 weeks to finish a book as I read other books at the same time。 But I finished this book in less than a week。 This says quite a lot about the sheer enjoyment I got from reading it。 Although I’m not a big fan of police procedural novels， I found myself warming up to this novel， because intrigue and suspense is set in motion right from the start。 This got me going until the end。DI Adam Fawley is called in to investigate a sexual assault allegation brought by a graduate student against a college professor。 But this isn't a garden-variety case。 So Fawley and his team must handle it delicately。Suddenly， not long after， Fawley is blindsided by an incident that is going to change his normal life as he knows it。 He becomes a suspect himself in a murder investigation。 And the case is being handled by another team that seems determined to make the murder charges stick on him。The storyline has many twists and turns。 Almost every chapter ends with some sort of a cliffhanger， which makes one want to read on to find what happens next。 But there are some threads of the story that did not find closure。 That’s probably deliberate on the author’s part。I found this book entertaining and suspenseful with a good dollop of office politics and rivalry among the police team members。I have received this free eARC from Netgalley and the publisher and I’m leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Heather
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Set in Oxford and the surrounding area the book is gives accurate place names and describes the areas very well。 A modern day Morse mystery connected to one of the colleges， a police officer accused of a crime， two story lines are being investigated。 What was the motive？ A book full of twists and turns， good narration， thank you #NetGalley for the audiobook。
Jo
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I have to admit firstly that I have become a real fan of Cara Hunter’s books， so was very happy to be offered this one to review。 I was not let down！ This time our protagonist is the one in the spotlight， accused of the most appalling crime， whilst we also examine a tale of sexual assault。 Who really is the perpetrator？I loved this book and especially the epilogue。
Hazel
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My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin General UK for the ARC。This is Book#5 in the Adam Fawley series。 I've rather enjoyed them all。 Adam has a really good team around him and the author continues with their individual back-stories so we know what's going on。 Adam's wife Alex is now 35 weeks pregnant - and feeling it。 He's worried about her。 Not least because Gavin Parrie （The Roadside Killer） has been released from prison - both Adam and Alex know that he was guilty of rape and murder - My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin General UK for the ARC。This is Book#5 in the Adam Fawley series。 I've rather enjoyed them all。 Adam has a really good team around him and the author continues with their individual back-stories so we know what's going on。 Adam's wife Alex is now 35 weeks pregnant - and feeling it。 He's worried about her。 Not least because Gavin Parrie （The Roadside Killer） has been released from prison - both Adam and Alex know that he was guilty of rape and murder - but， he was convicted on a lie。The story begins with DI Fawley's team being called in to an Oxford college to investigate a sexual assault。 Caleb Morgan is accusing his supervisor， Professor Marina Fisher。 The assault took place in her home where Caleb had been babysitting Tobin， her eight year old son， following a very successful fund-raising dinner for her department。The narrative alternates between text messages， newspaper reports and a podcast being broadcast to show just how Parrie had been set up， as well as different points of view in interviews， interspersed with the actual ongoing investigation。She said/he said - who's telling the truth - Marina or Caleb。 As the investigation continues the team have to re-think their strategies and assumptions: does eight year old Tobin hold the key？There are lots of twist in this story as Adam needs to understand what's going on but， despite being unwell， Alex starts to make connections after Adam is arrested for raping and killing her friend Emma。I have to say， although I have enjoyed these books before， I did get rather bored with the interspersed re-writing of the Parrie case and the on-line posts， so am not going to rate it so highly。 。。。more
Lauren King
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Having not read any of the other books in this series I was worried that I would struggle to keep up with the characters and background knowledge but when offered the chance to read this book， I couldn't say no。 I like to think now that I'm good at predicting endings and 'who dunnit' and whilst I was correct in areas， Cara Hunter's believeable writing not only had me gripped but also had me second guessing my predictions and proving me wrong！ Two stories of investigations that make you question Having not read any of the other books in this series I was worried that I would struggle to keep up with the characters and background knowledge but when offered the chance to read this book， I couldn't say no。 I like to think now that I'm good at predicting endings and 'who dunnit' and whilst I was correct in areas， Cara Hunter's believeable writing not only had me gripped but also had me second guessing my predictions and proving me wrong！ Two stories of investigations that make you question every time， who is lying and is that the truth？ Is the professor a female predator？ And of a tall rugby player at that。 The second: is Gavin Parrie back to torment DI Fawley？ Is he stalking his wife？ Did he really commit the crimes？ Was he framed？ And is he now framing Adam？ 。。。more
Elli （Kindig Blog）
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The Whole Truth is the 5th book in the DI Adam Fawley series。 This was my first taste of the series but it did work quite well as a standalone story so don’t let that put you off too much！ I really liked that there is a table at the beginning containing information on the main characters including their physical appearance and anything about them we should already know from reading the other books。 I have not seen this used before and it was a really nice way to get an overview of everyone and t The Whole Truth is the 5th book in the DI Adam Fawley series。 This was my first taste of the series but it did work quite well as a standalone story so don’t let that put you off too much！ I really liked that there is a table at the beginning containing information on the main characters including their physical appearance and anything about them we should already know from reading the other books。 I have not seen this used before and it was a really nice way to get an overview of everyone and to stop some bits from becoming repetitive for those who have read the other books。 I assume it is full of spoilers though so if you want to read the rest of the books， don’t start here first！The main case in The Whole Truth was really intriguing – a story of sexual assault but the victim is a 6 foot rugby player and the perpetrator is a female college professor。 I really liked this premise and it showed how hard it is to find the truth in these cases when a lot of it relies on he said/she said evidence。 There are also another 2 cases within this story， both of which feature on our main character DI Fawley and I won’t give any spoilers but they were certainly very interesting！ All of the cases have a plot which kept me gripped and guessing from the outset – I never once felt lost although they do take a lot of twists and turns and it was hard to guess where they were going which is great for a reader who often correctly guesses the conclusion mid-story。Even with my handy little ‘who’s who’ guide， there are a lot of characters to get to know in this book – it becomes a little overwhelming at times。 There are 7 main character police officers outlined at the beginning of the book， then 3 cases， each of which have their own victims， suspects， witnesses and family members， then each of the police officers also have their own personal stories in the mix too and we meet their partners and members of the family。 I guess if you already knew the 7 officers very well from other books this shouldn’t be too much of an issue for you。 I did feel sometimes that the secondary character’s personal lives were focussed on a little too much， particularly when the main stories were ramping up to their climax。 I do understand that loyal readers may have favourites though and these also set up some good drama which I’m sure will be used in the next book。The writing style of the book was also very different from crime thrillers I have read before。 We have the usual 3rd person accounts of some characters， although as it rotates between 7 voices plus Adam’s wife and occasionally the victims so there’s a lot going on here！ We also have a 1st person diary-like account from our main character Adam Fawley。 This felt very odd although I’m not sure if that’s because it’s quite an usual narrative technique， particularly as the rest of it is in 3rd person。 As Fawley is quite a central character in the other cases this also became a bit jarring as it sort of took away any doubt the reader may have about him as he doesn’t really come across as an unreliable narrator。The book also has a lot of interspersed media text to break up the story and give us insight into the wider world。 There’s transcripts of podcasts and police interviews， snippets from newspapers and threads from Twitter。 These worked nicely to keep the pace up and often all of the sections would be kept very short and particularly at the end， cycled through quickly with just enough information to keep you hanging on for the next part。 There are also a few images in the book – there’s a picture of a phone with a Whats App conversation on it for example， also a page from a notebook and medical and police reports。 Unfortunately， on my Kindle Paperwhite these were so small they were unreadable， although I don’t think there’s too much on them that’s important to the story – I never felt like I missed too much from not reading them。Overall The Whole Truth is a fast paced and intriguing crime thriller which keeps the genre fresh with it’s interesting writing style。 Now that I have gotten to know the characters a little better I would certainly keep an eye out for the next one！ Thank you to NetGalley & Penguin General UK – Fig Tree， Hamish Hamilton and Viking for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review。For more of my reviews check out www。kindig。co。uk 。。。more
Laura
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Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。com I am a huge fan of this series so I was really excited to see a new release: The Whole Truth。 The challenge in this review is to not give too much away about the plot， as there are some great twists and surprises coming the reader's way that I don't want to accidentally spoil。。。This book addresses a few different cases that， for me， were all really interesting to read about。 We have a report of sexual assault against a female profession by a male student at th Book reviews on www。snazzybooks。com I am a huge fan of this series so I was really excited to see a new release: The Whole Truth。 The challenge in this review is to not give too much away about the plot， as there are some great twists and surprises coming the reader's way that I don't want to accidentally spoil。。。This book addresses a few different cases that， for me， were all really interesting to read about。 We have a report of sexual assault against a female profession by a male student at the university， where it soon becomes apparent that everything is not quite as it seems， as well as the release of a prisoner from a long time ago that has the potential to cause Adam Fawley a lot of problems。 The sexual assault case is a really interesting one as it of course highlights the issue of men experiencing sexual assault， just like women do， despite a lot of society's judgement and preconceptions。 The Whole Truth includes extracts from a podcast investigating whether this prisoner， who has served 18 years inside for multiple rapes - when Fawley was the lead investigator - was actually falsely convicted。 This reminded me of the true crime podcasts that I love to listen to and I really liked this addition。There's a real 'shock' moment in this book which I loved， and some characters we love to hate within the police who add some extra entertainment。 I love Fawley as a character and his closely-knit team; there's tension between colleagues who want to help Fawley but have conflicting instructions from other high-ranking Detectives， and with Alex Fawley close to giving birth there's an extra element of 'high stakes' for Fawley。Cara Hunter creates lots of tension within The Whole Truth and moves the story along at just the right pace to create excitement， give us lots of case details and ensure the reader never loses interest！ I won't say any more about what happens but this novel feels like a fantastic addition to the series and I'd definitely recommend it！ 。。。more
Morag Murray
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The Whole truth’ is my first experience of author Cara Hunter， and Im delighted to have encountered her work through this utterly gripping audiobook！Though part of the ‘DI Adam Foley’ series， I can testify that this absolutely stands up a a standalone。 I feel very motivated to seek out the other titles， and not at all concerned as to keeping to chronology。At the end of the book we learn that this series has been commissioned for TV， an exciting prospect， and if this book is anythingI to go by， I The Whole truth’ is my first experience of author Cara Hunter， and Im delighted to have encountered her work through this utterly gripping audiobook！Though part of the ‘DI Adam Foley’ series， I can testify that this absolutely stands up a a standalone。 I feel very motivated to seek out the other titles， and not at all concerned as to keeping to chronology。At the end of the book we learn that this series has been commissioned for TV， an exciting prospect， and if this book is anythingI to go by， I have no doubt the series is more than worthy！I was sold on the synopsis that promised the ‘professor taking advantage of student’ scenario with a twist: a female professor and strong male post graduate student， this story was delivered and a whole lot more！ Such a gripping plot！ DI Adam Foley is a strong lead， who gets himself in a very sticky situation。 Wife， Alex， heavily pregnant， as a lawyer， features strongly in her own right。As an audiobook this really works - for those of us who haven’t followed the series， we are helpfully giving a recce of the characters from the get go which is both helpful and novel。The story is interjected with podcasts which are narrated superbly and again just makes the whole book feel really sleek， thoughtfully put together， and very special！My Thanks to NetGalley， Penguin Audio and Cara Hunter for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Jade
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3。5 stars
Andrew Smith
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This is the fifth book in a series featuring Oxford based Detective Inspector Adam Fawley and his team。 I hadn’t read the earlier books but rather helpfully this one kicked off with a brief introduction to Fawley and his crew – I wish other series of this type would follow this lead， what a good idea。We are introduced to two cases here， but I’ll only provide brief outlines so as not to spoil the fun for future readers:1。 A promising postgraduate student accuses a high profile female professor of This is the fifth book in a series featuring Oxford based Detective Inspector Adam Fawley and his team。 I hadn’t read the earlier books but rather helpfully this one kicked off with a brief introduction to Fawley and his crew – I wish other series of this type would follow this lead， what a good idea。We are introduced to two cases here， but I’ll only provide brief outlines so as not to spoil the fun for future readers:1。 A promising postgraduate student accuses a high profile female professor of sexual assault。2。 A friend of Fawley’s heavily pregnant wife is brutally raped and murdered as， coincidentally， a man known as the Roadside Rapist is released from jail。 There’s good and bad for me in this type of British police procedural: the plot is often tangled and intriguing and the lead policeman is usually a complex character with a few skeletons in the cupboard， but you also have to battle through the team politics and personal life stories of a multitude of colleagues。 I’ve been on this journey a few times with series I’ve stuck with for quite a while but I always seem to eventually tire of secondary characters。 I guess my preference is for American （or Spanish， or Italian…） crime fiction tales where by and large the cast of crime solvers is much smaller。 Anyway， that small gripe aside I do have to say that this story did， for the most part， retain my interest and I also developed a liking for the lead detective。 There are twists aplenty here （maybe even too many in one of the cases） as Fawley finds himself up to his neck in complications and having to rely heavily on his colleagues to carry the heavy load of investigative work。 But my old fear of a large support team and of getting tangled up in the personal lives of （what were to me were） fringe characters did raise its head and I fear it also interrupted the flow of the tale somewhat。Fans of the series will probably take a different view but I feel that the ‘surprises’ in one case were somewhat undone and their impact usurped by yet another twist – at least one too many – and the other case was pretty much telegraphed from the start， with simply the ‘how’ being left to figure out。 I listened to an audio version of this book which was expertly narrated by a trio of readers。 My thanks to Penguin Random House UK Audio and NetGalley for supplying a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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