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MIT is incredibly busy, there has been a spate of major crimes in the area and it's not stopping. For DI Helen Grace this means trouble. Her close confidante Charlie is on maternity leave and her team is being riven by internal politics driven by her ex-lover Hudson plus the local press is wasting no opportunity to criticise. Each crime is violent but they all seem unrelated, a disparate group of people murdered with no clues. However something seems to indicate that this is not random but Grace may not have the time to investigate.
I love the DI Grace series and this is no exception. For a police procedural it is nicely balanced between crime, psychological motives and personal issues which works well. Here I'd worked out the motives and modus operandi fairly quickly but the pace really picks up towards the end and the final section is satisfying in the fact that there is no clear conclusion.

geesreadingcorner's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

whydididothat's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

johannafrth's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

nicolesbundleofbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

I have followed this series from the very start and enjoyed everyone of them. So of course I was really looking forward to this one. This is by far my all time favorite series in the book world. Truth or Dare is the tenth instalment in the Detective (Chief) Inspector Helen Grace series set in Southampton.

Arlidge always makes a fast paced novel and a page turner, which makes this a quick read. As always Arlidge managed to bring you back up to speed seamlessly and it was like I’d just finish the previous one in the series again, even with a year in-between each installment. It is still the writing style that fans have grown to love (aka me), the short sharp chapters, the multiple points of view, and the clear storylines. Because of this writing style, you stay glued to the pages and can't figure out when to put it down because you want to keep reading. The chapters are just like chips, just one more, just one more, just one more!

This one ends on a mini-cliff hanger so of course I already need more Helen Grace in my life! Hurry up!

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5.0

At the beginning there were so many characters being brought in I found it hard to keep track or who was who, until you read more.
Other than the lack of Charlie (who I love) and the cliff hanger ending because now I need more there is nothing really to dislike about this book.
It’s fast paced and compelling. I started this and fell asleep and picked it up again after the school run and literally didn’t move. I devoured this so fast I’m fairly certain I have a book hangover.
MJ doesn’t disappoint.
The covid mentions seem to be everywhere (in terms of tv and books) and while he clearly wrote this in lockdown 1 (while I painted my whole house) the mention of covid whilst still living in a pandemic and using books as a escape from reality is slightly frustrating, Covid is everywhere, you can’t escape it but the one place you want to, you can’t.

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