One Half Truth was a decent police procedural, but nothing that great. It’s well written but I didn’t find the characters all that convincing or engaging, it is needlessly slow in places and has a couple of very well-worn tropes.
A young man is shot dead by a roadside in Peterborough, where this is not common by any means. The investigation leads to stories of corporate greed and malfeasance as it focuses around a group of men who have lost their jobs and most of their sense of self-worth through rapacious asset-stripping which makes those responsible very rich. The trail is obscure, has blind alleys and can be confusing and frustrating, much like a real investigation. However it is possible to convey those things without making the story itself slow, confusing and frustrating, which I found this to be some of the time.
The book has its merits, its heart is certainly in the right place and it’s by no means bad, but as a gripping crime story it lacked something for me. People whose opinions I respect have praised Eva Dolan’s books, but on this evidence I won’t be rushing to read any more, I’m afraid.
(My thanks to Bloomsbury for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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