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This was Moore's first book, so maybe he gets more descriptive in later releases, but in this one he often just skims the surface and notes a couple of interesting features of the culture and place. The effect is often one of having a few beers with an interesting traveler in some hostel or guesthouse somewhere. Unlike some writers, Moore shows little interest in self-revelation - sharing his adventures and his grumbling humor are the main things. In 1994 Peter decides to travel from London to Sydney without flying, and on a shoestring budget.
After interviewing a friend of Heather on his blog he was found murdered. Wrong Way Home is the fourth instalment in the DI Grace Fisher series, a wee detail I didn’t actually know when I signed up for the blog tour. So once again, I find myself breaking my own rule of never starting a series anywhere else but with book one.
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There is no 'highlight', as the whole book has the same intriguing gripping feel. Reads well as a stand alone but must admit to buying the other three in the series when I finished this. At its heart, however, the novel is a very good read with a strong plot.
The way you choose to load your dishwasher really does have a major impact on how well your dishes get cleaned -- and there is indeed a correct method. Moore, who was born in Sydney, claims to have visited 99 countries. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in London. He has published many books that re-tell tales of his travels.
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Overall this was highly readable as ever and a really really great story told wonderfully well. What I love most about these is the beautiful plotting that keeps things unexpected, the exploration of relationships and the wonderfully immersive settings. The popular podcast theme is back here too and very well done, as one character, Freddie, tries to make a name for himself. I loved Grace, she's one kick ass female detective who's intuition and gut instinct is ballsy and fierce. DI Grace Fisher has set her sights on catching a rapist/murderer of a cold case from 25years ago.
If you are looking for a book that combines travel writing with dry humor, than look no further than the work of this Aussie backpacker. I came across his name while traveling myself - I asked one of my fellow travelers if she could recommend a funny travel writer, and she suggested Moore. In this book the author sets off from London at some point in the late 1990s, determined to get home to Sydney by an overland route and without getting on a plane.
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This was another thrilling ride from Grey and she's fast become an author I look forward to reading. I did spot who the killer was in the opening chapter but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of the novel. Wrong Way Home is a deeply compelling and engrossing crime fiction story.
He has an interest in checking out the old hippie trail as well. Most travel writers inform us about the culture, history, cuisine, and people of distant lands as they move across a landscape, getting into adventures, meeting locals, and sharing their knowledge and perceptions. This is a stunning addition to Isabelle Grey's Essex based DI Grace Fisher series. Grace has no idea that this case will open a real can of worms, as the past refuses to stay buried with a number of present day murders, bringing with it grave dangers. The narrative gives the perspectives of Grace, Freddie and Ivo.
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I loved the music recommendations at the beginning of each chapter. A young want-to-be-journalist who was born on the night that the re-opened rape and murder took place, has a podcast and is now looking into the same crime that was previously forgotten by the police. He has an older journalist keeping an eye on him, and they both get closer to death than they want as they delve into the past. Ivo has a friendship with DI Grace Fisher, but Ivo is hiding his own secret from that time. Wow, this was another excellent read from Isabelle Grey.
In 1992 Heather was on a night out with friends in Southend. One minute Heather was walkingwith her friends to the train station the next minute she was gone. She was later found dead after being viciously raped. However the murder of Heather was over shadowed by the fire at the Marineland resort which destroyed the building.
It just felt very flat to me. however, the storyline was good so i'll try another. An easy to follow story with some unexpected turns. Good insight into police work and cooperation between media and police. This is the first book by Isabelle Grey that I have read and it definitely won’t e the last. I am excited to read more from her in the future and have already bought the other books in this series to read.
Thank you to Random Things Tours for this copy which I reviewed honestly and voluntarily. I literally read Wrong Way Home in one night I couldn't put it down. One thing I love about this book was that I love going to Southend on Sea and most of my Family are from ColChester so I could relate to the areas within the book.
It brought back memories of back packing in China in 1990. You made me remember the frustration of trying to arrange anything there in those days. Days there were either very hard or very rewarding. It is bringing back a lot of great memories of a trip I did in the 1998 in the other direction, from India to Jersey by Enfield motorcycle. Just finished ‘The Wrong Way Home’ – 20 years late, I know – but I loved it.
There are always new developments happening, just when I though I understood who had done it there was another twist and the story went off in a different direction which definetly kept me on my toes! This was one of those books that I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough and wanted to try and snatch a few seconds to read more at any possibility. I couldn’t stop thinking about the book when I wasn’t reading it, trying to figure out how it was going to end. From corruption, to murder, to dysfunctional families, this story offers a lot of juicy stuff to sink your teeth into.
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