While this is the fourth book in a series featuring the lead character, Adam Fawley, the novel stands up perfectly well as a standalone story.

A young girl is found stumbling down a road by a taxi driver and her story bears an uncanny resemblance to a case Adam worked on many years ago. A few days later, another young girl disappears and the similarities cannot be ignored. With the suspect in that case still in prison, is this a copy cat or did they get the wrong man first time around?

There are a lot of characters in this book, all of whom are unique and well written. The investigation is definitely a team effort.

The story is told in the first person from Adam's perspective interspersed with sections in the third person for other section covering events that Adam is not directly involved in. This can take a little getting used to.

Overall a good story with plenty of twists along the way including a great twist as the killer is revealed.

Definitely recommended.

This is the fourth book in the Adam Fawley series but it can be read as a stand-alone. However, I guarantee that once you’ve read this, if you haven’t already read the previous ones, it’ll be the first job on your to-do list!
The book begins with a young girl found stumbling along the road by a taxi driver. The police are called and as the details unfold, DI Fawley realises that the case bears strong similarities to a previous case he was involved with, but the man convicted for the crime is still in prison.
When another young girl disappears, the similarities cannot be ignored and must be pursued.
I loved this book, I couldn’t guess the ending and the twist made me gasp.
I love Cara Hunters books and I was thrilled to be given an early e- book copy to read, my sincere thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to do so.

Thank you to Netgalley for the loan of this book.
I have read a couple of cara hunter books and enjoyed them. I like the way she writes without pretension. This book is as good as her other others, and I like the familiar characters you get to know with each book.
The story starts with the abduction and attack on a young girl, and soon mo es into the murder of another. Both these attacks are a copycat of a spate of a attacks on women some years ago by a vicious criminalwho is incarcerated at the time of the attack. Is he innocent? Is the real killer still at large. The detective who arrested him is convinced he has the right man, and if that's the case who is copying him? Meanwhile the murdered girls friends are distraught, and insisting the police look at her teacher? Could it be him? Or are the friends trying to throw the police off the scent? And if so, why????? This is a cracking whodunnit with twists and turns aplenty to keep you guessing until the end. Fab book.

I liked this, the new DI Adam Fawley book. Interesting victims and perpetrators, I can't wait for the next one!

This is the first 'Adam Fawley' story that I have read and it was excellent! I had not felt tempted to read any other novel by Cara Hunter prior to this, and now I am reading all of them. The whole story was 'just right' in that it was believable and had just the right amount of twists and turns to keep the reader engaged throughout. Would recommend highly.
Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Penguin UK and the author for this advanced readers copy in return for an honest review.

Description 🔖

When teenager Faith is found stumbling around the streets of Oxford one morning, the police are called and DI Fawley picks up the case. Faith is clearly distressed and has been assaulted, yet refuses to co-operate with police. DI Fawley can’t ignore the similarities between this case and a case from years ago and when a similar crime is committed he is forced to continue with the investigation.

With very little evidence and circumstances extremely close to home for DI Fawley, the investigation dredges up memories, but are the similarities circumstance or more?

General Thoughts 🤔

I got this book for review without first realising that there are another 2 DI Fawley books by Cara Hunter. I realised when I started reading, but didn’t remember again until I had finished, so it definitely didn’t make any difference and can be read standalone.

I love a thriller mystery (as you will well know if you’ve read my previous reviews) and this book didn’t disappoint. I was guessing right until the very end and there was no anti-climax once the unravelling happened. The ending definitely wasn’t what I was expecting and was a very interesting twist.

Characters 👫👭👬

Knowing now that there are other DI Fawley books, I can see that there is some background to this character that I have missed. Therefore I probably didn’t feel as close to this character as others may. That doesn’t mean I didn’t like him though. I like his thorough and clear way of thinking.

My favourite character though, was Somer. I loved the empathy that she brought to the investigation team whilst maintaining complete professionalism. She seemed like a very real, female police officer who wasn’t able to completely switch off her feelings during a criminal investigation, which is how I imagine I would be in the same scenario.

Writing Style ✍🏽

I really enjoyed the author’s writing style and thought that the story was written in such a clever way to keep us as readers in the dark right until the very end. Again, as this is a DI Fawley series, a lot of the book is written in first person from his perspective, which I’ll be honest I didn’t truly understand at the time, though makes sense now.

Upon reflection, I am sure that a particular thread of the story is in reference to a previous book (though I can’t say for sure). I would never have known that whilst I was lost in the storyline though and I think it’s admirable to be able write a book within a series to satisfy both new and already invested readers.

Conclusion & Scoring 🎖

To round up, I really enjoyed the storyline of this book along with the writing, and all of the characterisations. If I had had the time on my hands, I’m sure I would have finished this a lot quicker as it is very “unputdownable”. There’s a slight open end in the last chapter so I can only assume there is more DI Fawley to come and I’ll for sure be keeping my eye out for it! Would definitely recommend this for a good autumn read.

I have to be honest and say that I was a little confused to start with - lots of characters and the story line flipped from scene to scene quickly but a few chapters in and I was captivated with the storyline. So many potential suspects and twists in the storyline. Loved it lots and will definitely read more by this author.

I've read and enjoyed the previous books in this series, so was looking forward to this new one. If anything, I'd say it's the best so far. A teenager is attacked in Oxford and although she is not seriously hurt, the MO is similar to that of a murderer put away by Adam Fawley 20 years ago. A murderer who has always claimed that he is innocent and was set up by Fawley at the time. Then another girl is brutally killed. This is a real page turner which will keep you guessing til the end. Thanks to NetGalley for a preview copy.
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This is a riveting story, with a tight and intriguing plot line. Detective Adam Fawley is an engaging central character, well drawn and believable. The other detectives, male and female, are rounded characters too, making for an intriguing police procedural which I really enjoyed.

The unexpected plot twists had me enthralled and kept the pages turning.

The gradual unveiling of the perpetrator was ingenious, and completely surprising. The revelation of how it was linked to a previous crime was unexpected. This book certainly keeps the reader guessing!

Although I hadn’t read any previous books in the series, I had no difficulty following the running thread and identifying the police team members.

My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance copy of this book.

A gripping read with relatable characters and relevant themes, highly recommend.

Told mostly from the point of view of the detective on the case-read if you enjoy this type of novel.

Number 4 in the Adam Fawley detective series set in Oxford, doesn’t fail to please. It can be read as a stand alone but I’ll bet you’ll want to start at the beginning once you’ve read this - it’s well written, lots of interesting characters and enough to keep you guessing to the end.
When a teenage girl is picked up by a taxi driver, clearly distressed having been attacked and abducted after having a carrier bag put over her head, it seems strange that she doesn’t want to report it. Then another attack happens, under very similar circumstances, only far more serious and Adam Fawley and his team start their investigation.
As the investigation begins in earnest it becomes clear that, unthinkably, it appears to be linked to a previous investigation where the suspect remains in prison. Could a mistake have been made?
I loved this and was gripped throughout, can’t wait for the next one.

I have read and loved the other books in this series, so I was looking forward to engrossing myself in this instalment.

Faith is found wandering by a taxi driver, she had been kidnapped, pushed into a van, had a bag forced over her head and her hands bound with cable ties. She is terrified but manages to escape and is taken home by the concerned taxi drive. Strangely she does not want to press charges or talk to the police about what happened.

Unfortunately the next victim is not so lucky. D.I Adam Fawley and his team have their hands full with this case. This investigation is complicated for Adam as 20 years ago he helped put away Gavin Perry the “Roadside Rapist.” Perry is up for parole, but the recent victims show the same MO as Perry which puts doubt on his original conviction!!

I loved this book, it’s fast paced and has plenty of twists that I did not see coming.

If you haven’t read a Cara Hunter book before, then you are missing out. I am looking forward to the next instalment!!

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

Another fabulously gripping thriller from Cara Hunter - I stayed up VERY late to finish this one!

Enjoyed the excellent - if rather disturbing - plot. Without giving anything away, sadly I fear that this sort of behaviour (although less extreme) actually goes on.

It was good to find out more of the background of some of the characters from previous novels, and to meet new ones. Already looking forward to the next book, which is set up nicely - Cara Hunter obviously has a well thought out game plan for DI Fawley.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC.

CARA HUNTER – ALL THE RAGE

I read this novel in advance of publication through NetGalley in return for an honest review.

This is a contemporary detective novel set in Oxford, a city which the author knows well. The scenes are written very much as scenes are for a soap: short and sweet. Not in the sense of its layout on the page, of course, but in the sense that the novel is one continuous “chapter” divided into brief scenes. Some of these are a couple of pages, but many are less a than a page in length and record a fragment of conversation. This approach means that the reader is propelled through the story at a lunatic pace, unable to stop reading because there is always a “hook” in each final sentence, which makes you need to read the next scene.

Cara Hunter is clearly a young lady who knows exactly what she’s doing and is an expert at how to achieve it.

The story involves an attack on a vulnerable girl and the murder of another, and, amongst other characters, a gang of vicious schoolgirls. Clues and red herrings unfold as the police, led by DS Alan Fawley and his team, uncover truth and deceit in varying measures - right through to the satisfyingly creepy epilogue. There is sufficient background and characterisation to create well-rounded characters.

This is not a literary book, obviously, but as an example of a fast-paced modern detective story, I couldn’t fault it. If others in the series are written like this one, no wonder a book of hers is sold every fifty seconds. With the right casting, these books could easily become a television hit series like Broadchurch.

I read the first DI Fawley but can't remember that much about it. I'm not sure that you need to have read the others to catch up with what is happening.
There was a lot of use of social media text or images. For me this doesn't work on a Kindle, you can't enlarge the images and so you can't read them easily.
Early on in the book they “allegedly” download from the internet a birth certificate. This is not possible, only the indexes are available and the certificate has to be applied for. The indexes don't contain that much information and they would have needed to know the mother's maiden name. Sloppy work there. Also I couldn't even read the certificate as it was so small, not a great idea. Some of us read on a Kindle as you can enlarge the text.
I didn't like the switching between first and third person in the narrative either.
Overall the twists and turns made for a good read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC in return for an honest review.

This is a cracking humdinger of an addition to Cara Hunter's outstanding DI Adam Fawley series set in Oxford. It might even be my favourite, although seeing how good the others were, I am not laying any bets on that just yet. It begins with Adam, and his wife, Alex, in a better place after the heartbreak and sorrow of losing their young son. Alex is pregnant, Adam is doing everything he can to make things as easy as they can be for her. However, this is crime fiction and their world is about to be shaken to the core. A taxi driver comes to the aid of a confused and distraught young girl left seriously injured. Faith Appleyard, a beautiful fashion student, had been abducted in a van, her head covered with a plastic bag, taken to some allotments, assaulted, only for the perpetrator to run away upon hearing police sirens. Instead of reporting the crime, Faith returns home to clean up, left an emotional mess, but she shies away from having the police investigate and her mother is backing her up.

The police are baffled, why is Faith refusing to co-operate with them? Adam and his team are deeply disturbed, this is the kind of crime that rarely happens in isolation, and they are right. The mother of 15 year old Sasha Blake reports her missing after a night out with her best friends, a close knit group known as LIPS, the coolest girls in school that others crave to join. With Sasha physically resembling Faith, the police know they have a connection as they mount a desperate hunt for her. The MO of the perpetrator brings trouble to Adam's door as the past comes back to haunt him. 20 years ago Adam helped to ensure the conviction of Gavin Parry, known as The Roadside Rapist, who has remained behind bars maintaining his innocence all these years. Parry is now up for parole, and whilst Adam is certain of his guilt, uncertainties arise as it seems they either have a copycat at large or Parry really is a victim of a miscarriage of justice. The most twisted of investigations takes in the misogynist filth emanating from the distasteful Incel (Involuntary Celibate) sites, before moving into a surprisingly unexpected direction.

It's a delight to see the return of Adam's team based at St Aldate's Police Station in Oxford, the more confident DS Gislingham, Verity Everett, Erica Somer, Baxter and even Quinn, there is a new member of the team, the able and ambitious black DC Anthony Asante from London. They chase down every lead possible, hardworking, highly motivated, loyal in their support of Adam, and never giving up, even when it looked impossible to uncover the vital evidence required to charge the guilty. Hunter continues to effectively integrate her narrative with the inclusion of social media, newspaper articles, psychiatric reports, court transcripts, suspect interviews and more. This is a fast paced, intense, utterly gripping and hugely entertaining crime read. If you have never read Cara Hunter, I strongly suggest you give her try, you are unlikely to be disappointed! Many thanks to Penguin UK for an ARC.

A really excellent Police procedural .
D.I. Adam Fawley and his team are faced with two young girls abductions that lead to one being murdered.
The problems increase, by looking like crimes that were committed 20 years ago ,with the supposed culprit caught and in gaol . Has there been a gross mistake ? Is it a copycat ?

The search for the killer just gets more and more complicated with lots of possibilities .There are many twists in this tale before it becomes resolved or has it?

Bags of procedural elements with forensic parts that will satisfy all CSI buffs.

Great and satisfying read ,loved it.

All the Rage is part 4 in the DI Adam Fawley series, and I have to say, after not reading any of the previous books, my enjoyment or understanding of the characters and the plot was not affected at all. This was a cracking read. Right from the start where a young girl is picked up following an attack, but she’s reluctant to involve the police. So there’s lots of questions; why doesn’t she want to involve the police, was it a prank like she suggests, and what is she hiding. But then the plot advances when another young girl goes missing and you’re taken along for a fantastic ride whilst the police are trying to figure out who’s behind it all. There’s red herrings to throw you off the scent, but I had no idea how this was going to end. And it was great to read a book set in an area I used to live in. I’ll be checking out the other books in the series and any more written by Hunter.

A teenage girl is attacked by a psychopath, and another teenage girl disappears. I found this book fascinating, flowing and to be a great read, however there were too many settings and plots that confused me at times. It is a read that requires conscious reading. I love crime and thriller as genre, hence I cannot underrate the book and the effort and perhaps the vast amount of research laid in this book. Congratulations.

Another triumph for Cara Hunter. Another brilliant D I Adam Fawley story. Taut, gripping and page-turning. Bring it on. Looking forward to the next one. My thanks to Cara Hunter, Penguin and NetGalley for the ARC.