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THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER * * * * * It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones. After his friend suspects something strange going on at the launch facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"... Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move. The only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend Jill Watson - the only journalist who will believe his story. But neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hidden... A gripping, page-turning suspense masterclass - available in print for the first time in nearly thirty years. * * * * * 'Rankin is a master storyteller' Guardian 'Great fiction, full stop' The Times 'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee Child 'One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre' New Statesman 'A virtuoso of the craft' Daily Mail 'Rankin is a phenomenon' Spectator 'Britain's No.1 crime writer' Mirror 'Quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' Express 'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best' Scotsman
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Feels like a long read, but is definitely readable. While one might get through the prose quickly (maybe due to short chapters), it does seem to take too long a time to get to any big reveal about what is really going on. It starts with some familiar story beats as it is introducing supporting characters and stories that will eventually connect and does a decent drop planting little seeds of intrigue. Yet, it does get a little run of the mill without many answers or surprise for the bulk of the book, and even gets a bit difficult to keep track of which characters are related (or report) to whom and even which agencies (or even countries) they represent. The action scenes are written very well (maybe even excellently), but are few and far between. A decent-sized frustration could be that there really isn't much clarity, explanation, or full understanding of the extent of things until the last 20-30 pages.
