Advantages: Humour is included, even with the dark subject matter Disadvantages: The grimness of the book may not appeal to all
There have been some murders, murders of the dregs of society, pimps, addicts, etc. It’s then that an arson attack kills a number of patients in a hospice and the police start taking a more interested view.
The sick are being killed and a woman running a talk-radio show is talking to the killer, or claims she is. When an investigation discovers nothing, the police are suspicious, but the radio host is more worried. She is going to die, as ... ...opinion, ‘Purity’ is one of the best novels that Hutson has written to date. It is fast, easy to read and some of the lines that the character Amy used made me laugh out loud. Hutson has some real talent and he has put it into this book. I had absolutely no idea who the killer was and the ending was a real twist in the tail. Hutson went out of his way not to give you any clues to the identity of the killer and I won’t spoil it by ...
LukeCroll 01.04.2001
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Advantages: Keeps you guessing you will not want to put this book down for long!! Disadvantages: You keep thinking you have guessed right then another clue comes along and you realise you have guessed wrongly - it can get frustrating - it is worth the frustration though!!
...by chance I picked up Purity one day and I am so glad I did. It is a light thriller but full of adventure and excitement. It is set in London around a female DJ of a local radio station who gets involved with a guy who has recently moved into an apartment in her building and it turns out he is not all she believes him to be. Murders are happening all over London and the DJ believes the killer is calling her show anyway there are a lot of twists and ...
BuffyWallace 03.09.2000
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