A review by jdgcreates
The Distant Echo by Val McDermid

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I was disappointed that the first book in the DI Karen Pirie book barely featured her at all but it does give important background for future books. There were some surprises to be sure, and I was pretty engrossed, but at least 100 pages less and better writing would've made for an improvement. Same goes for the perspectives - too many!