I loved all the twists and turns in both the cases that were central to this book, and the use of various media sources and interview transcripts were as inspired as ever. However, they are determined to prove that their boss is innocent and continue to investigate in their own time. When evidence from the scene links Fawley to the case, he is arrested, and his team are transferred to other duties. When a woman with links to the Fawleys is kidnapped and murdered, Alex’s fears intensify, fuelled by her secretive fascination with the podcast series aiming to prove the wrong man was convicted in the cold case – which she was a part of. Meanwhile the convicted perpetrator from the cold case that was under investigation by the media in the previous book has been released to a halfway house, and Alex believes him to be stalking her. The case is further complicated by reports of an altercation between the accused and his girlfriend earlier that night, and by the discovery that a similar accusation was made against the professor some years previously. Various of those investigating the case find themselves wondering whether he is telling the truth more so than they perhaps would were victim and offender reversed, and why he didn’t do more to fight her off. Fawley and his team, meanwhile, have a new and perplexing care, which challenges all of them to confront their immediate reactions and assumptions.Ī male student has accused one of the female professors at his college of sexual assault, the alleged offence having supposedly taken place while he was babysitting the professor’s son. DI Adam Fawley’s wife, Alex, is still pregnant and under orders to take things easy in the middle of a long, hot summer. This feels very much like a lockdown novel – and it was indeed mostly written during the UK’s first lockdown of 2020 – although it is set in pre-pandemic times, following on almost immediately after the previous mystery in the series. Stevie‘s review of The Whole Truth (DI Adam Fawley, Book 5 ) by Cara HunterĬontemporary Crime Fiction published by Penguin 18 Mar 21
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