Hurting Distance - Sophie Hannah

Hurting Distance - Sophie Hannah I bought this book at my local Tesco on a buy two for £7.00 deal and it was well worth it. I’m an avid reader and have read about 12 books this month of all different types. I tend to pick books by reading the back cover and then the first page and if it grips me immediately then I can’t leave it behind. The back of this book says “Three years ago, something terrible happened to Naomi Jenkins – so terrible she never told anyone” and the first page is an email she has written to a website called “Speak out and Survive”; you know then from the first page what Naomi’s secret is, she’s been raped. No I’m not ...  Read the complete review

Hurting distance is a book I bought from Amazon because of the reviews on here, and it seemed like my kind of book. It has rape, murder, mystery and two women whom it appears do not know the meaning of truth...which led me to believe that it would be a fairly gripping book...yes, I have a morbid taste in books. I have to admit, I was rather disappointed. ===Boring Stuff=== Title: Hurting Distance Author: Sophie Hannah Price: RRP £6.99, Amazon £1.50 at time of writing. ISBN: 978-0-340-84034-4 Publisher: Hodder ===Basic story=== Naomi Jenkins is one of the main characters and much of the story is told through her eyes, ...  Read the complete review

Hurting Distance is the second crime novel by best-selling author Sophie Hannah. Released in 2007 it is a fantastic psychological thriller that is wonderfully written. Sophie Hannah is a poet and author who has a unique and enthralling style of writing. ~Plot~ Naomi Jenkins is a successful self-employed businesswoman whose world is turned upside down when her married lover, Robert Haworth, fails to turn up for their weekly tryst at Traveltel. Naomi is terrified that something is amiss especially as the police seem unwilling to help. She has to convince DS Charlie Zailer and DC Simon Waterhouse that something has happened to her lover. DS Zailer has ...  Read the complete review

This is an excellent novel: well plotted, engaging, disturbing and convincing. The 'secret' mentioned in the blurb is revealed in the email printed before the start of the first chapter and is key to the novel, but not in the way you would expect. Naomi Jenkins was raped three years ago but has decided that she is a survivor; she has told no one of her ordeal and has found herself a lover, albeit a married man. The email suggests a very individual response to feelings and situations, which is bourne out as soon as the reader hears her voice. Naomi's first person narrative, which is interspersed throughout the dominant third person narrative, is addressed to a ...  Read the complete review

I have previously reviewed the first Sophie Hannah novel I read and thoroughly enjoyed, so thought I would now review the second. I must admit I was looking forward to reading this book, as I love it when I find a new author I like, and after reading 'Little Face' I couldn't wait to read her next novel 'Hurting Distance'. I wasn't disappointed, it was every bit as much enjoyable as 'Little Face' and another page-turner I could not put down until I had finished. A good point is that we are re-introduced to Detectives Zailer and Waterhouse and again we follow the sub- storyline of their chemistry and feelings for each other. Although these ...  Read the complete review