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This is the fourth book in the DI Fawley series by Cara Hunter and yet again, shes managed to weave an intricate storyline with the essential twist that we expect, but shes managed to put all the details needed to find the answers and still make it take you by surprise.

All The Rage follows Fawley's team investigating what could be linked to a historic case from 20 years ago in Oxford of what the newspapers at the time called the 'Roadside Rapist' news of an attack is found on social media and turns into what the team thinks is a hate crime.

But is it?

Somer, Everett, and Gislingham, follow leads and sniff out the most incredible lines of inquiry to track down the 'perbs' and solve the case, but secrets are revealed along the way and they need to stay that way.

Yet another masterpiece of crime writing from Cara Hunter - all hail the new queen of all things crime in Oxford.

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There are tons of police procedurals out there. Cara Hunter’s books have that something that make them stand out from the crowd. I say ‘something’, it’s more like some things as I’m not sure if it’s the compelling plots, gripping writing or just a feeling that the author is having a great time twisting your fears and messing with your mind as you read. Add to that a love for her city of Oxford where the books are set, and this series is a real winner.

The case in this novel is just as gripping as the others (perhaps read these first to get a true feeling for Adam Fawley and his team.) There’s plenty of back story snippets to really get to know the characters and the way these are woven into the plots are what make the novels so compelling. Very rounded and very real!

The setting is unique and not explored as much as this since Morse! Then there’s the current and apt story and use of social media comments which ramps up the stars.

I’d suggest you HUNTING down a HUNTER novel and finding the treasure at the end of your search.

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This is the fourth instalment in the DI Adam Fawley series and like the other three it did not disappoint!

This book included lots of current issues and the many challenges that are faced within today's society which we're all handles with great sensitivity and care.

love the individuality of all the characters and how there personal life's and struggles are also reported upon on the story makes them seem more human!

Full of suspense, fast paced, packed with twists and turns had me gripped till the final page.

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I'm not generally a fan of detective fiction biut I absolutely love a Cara Hunter. In this her fourth novel, DI Fawsley and his team investigate two similar sexual assaults in Oxford, working out the connections between the cases and also reinvestigating a historical case to which Fawsley and his wife Alex are deeply linked. I've read all four of the DI Fawsley novels and found them alll to be compulsive, tightly plotted and believable. I love the way the crimes are not investigated by one maverick super-detective, but by a whole team of detectives, each with their own personal traits and backstories. Hunter allows the stories of the individuals in the team to unfold slowly over the series of novels which makes fascinating background to.the main whodunnit. If i was to quibble at all then i would say that Hunter's first two novels, Close to.Home and In the Dark are more satisfying and elaborately plotted overall. Nevertheless this is another gripping read from a talented author.

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Delighted to have read the next chapter in the life of D. I. Fawley and his team.The storlines are interesting and gripping, holding you to the end.

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A very beautiful, but extremely distressed teenage girl was picked up by a minicab driver on the outskirts of Oxford. She didn't want to go to the police station or the hospital: she just wanted to be taken home. The driver wasn't so certain though - and after dropping the girl at home he went to the police, which is why DI Adam Fawley found himself talking to Faith Appleford and her mother. Both were adamant that this was nothing more than an April Fool's joke which had gone wrong. No crime had been committed and Faith didn't want to take the matter any further. Fawley and his team weren't prepared to leave it at that and they began investigating. What they found strange was that Faith Appleford didn't seem to have much of a history.

It might have been treated as a joke gone wrong but Fawley and his team discovered some information which led them to believe that the attack on Faith might have been a hate crime. Then, a few days later, another girl - also beautiful, of about the same age and living just a few streets away from Faith went missing. The first girl had come back - would Sasha Blake be as lucky?

Faith was something of a loner - new to the area she hadn't yet made any real friends - but Sasha was part of a close-knit group. Leah, Isabel, Patsie and Sasha were known as the LIPS and they didn't welcome outsiders into the group. The loss of one of their number could only be a tremendous shock, but they have a suspicion that the art teacher at school has been stalking Sasha and despite their mother's assertions to the contrary they suspect that Sasha had a boyfriend.

I first encountered Adam Fawley and his creator, Cara Hunter, when I read No Way Out. I liked that this was Oxford, but not the Oxford of Morse. It's the city where non-academics live and work and whilst it might not be quite so photogenic the location does give a feeling of reality. I felt too that Hunter tackled some sensitive issues with sympathy and understanding and she does the same in All the Rage. I'm not going to tell you what those issues are: you really should discover them in the way that Hunter intends, but it is a very topical point and the approach is though provoking.

Characterisation is excellent. I'm frequently surprised by how few detectives there are in most police procedurals, but Hunter has six members in Fawley's team and they all came off the page surprisingly well as individuals. I found that I was invested in their lives as well as those of the general public, but somehow they never took over the story: that's skilled writing. The plot is well done, too. I had no idea who was responsible for what happened and simply settled in for an enjoyable read. The denouement is good, but I have to warn you that there is something of a cliffhanger at the end and the wait for the next book in the series is going to seem like a long one! I'd like to thank the publishers for letting Bookbag have a review copy.

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Cara Hunter never fails to surprise and delight and "All The Rage" is no exception. This latest offering brings us a plot which is utterly enthralling. I am loving the Adam Fawley series and that's not just because the storylines are gripping, the characters richly drawn. It's the attention to detail and the layout of the novels themselves. I have yet to read anything like it. Hunter's plots are consistently ahead of the curve. Cara has her finger firmly on the pulse and I can't wait to hear more from her. A brilliant writer who deserves greater acclaim.

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I was so excited to receive a copy of All the Rage by Cara Hunter as I loved her previous books. This is the 4th in series and wow the quality of her writing does not falter. This is another gripping page turner, that caught my attention from the very first page.
Faith is on the way to school when she is kidnapped and then brutally attacked. She is picked up by a taxi driver, distraught but, she doesn’t want to press charges. Then another girl Sasha goes missing. DI Fawley sees the details of the attack of the two girls it has similarities to case 20 years previously, were Gavin Parry was arrested and charged for the incident. So, have they got a copycat killer on the loose?
This is another exceptional book from Cara Hunter. I thought the story had very current issues regarding , bullying and the social media. Although I couldn’t read them, I liked the inserts of social media messages, maps and emails it brought a little extra to the story. This is a great story with an uninspected twist at the end. Bring on the next one!

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What a book! I read this in one sitting and was captivated! I have read all of Cara Hunter's books so am familiar with her characters and writing style. I was so pleased to be approved to read this as I would have found it very hard to have waited for this book's release date! I was not disappointed. Excellent writing style, loved the characters and the plot was brilliant. Highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological thrillers.

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This is Cara Hunter’s fourth book in the DI Adam Fawley series. Her first book, ‘Close to home’ is one of my favourite books- a brilliant ending that you never see coming.
‘All the rage’ is about two teenage girls being abducted in Oxford and the investigation into who and why. The story lines cover modern and relevant teenage lives and is not something I have seen before in a novel.
As a fellow Oxford person, I love to read all the local places mentioned, although having two 11 year olds, it’s makes me kind of nervous reading this story!!
The book keeps you guessing as to who is responsible for the attacks and has Cara’s usual twists and turns. It also follows the private life of Adam Fawley so there is a lot to keep up with and concentration is needed when reading.
I enjoyed ‘All the rage’ as it was an interesting story line, I didn’t guess the ending and it was just the right length-the story didn’t drag on.
I look forward to book five!

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I love Cara Hunter! To be, she is the voice of thrillers. I love the different styles of writing with text messages, emails, interviews, etc. It throws a different aspect to police work and how crimes are solved. The plot of this book did not interest me as much as her other three, but still threw me for some loops I did not see coming. She needs to write faster!

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Wow I think this was Cara Hunter's best instalment of the DCI Adam Fawley series yet. There were so many twist and turns and I was really kept guessing all the way through.

With any Cara Hunter books there are characters introduced that you find yourself thinking 'Are they responsible?' This is all part of the charm of her books.

A teenage girl is picked up after being assaulted. The team quickly think they know why but soon another case comes in that leads them to think differently.

I loved how realistic this book seemed - the characters are well rounded and believeable. No-one is overly nice or obviously bad. There are elements that are gruesome but more of this is in the reader'd mind. I really felt that we got a good insight to how a police investigation tends to work.

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A tightly plotted crime thriller that follows DI Adam Fawley in his team as they investigate reports of young girls being abducted from the streets in horrific circumstances.
Unlike some police procedurals All The Rage places the reader in the middle of the action, and I felt like l was watching the investigation in real time with twists and turns as new information comes to light. I liked the use of different forms of information such as chat screenshots and court and police interview transcripts to give a real life feel as the story unfolds. The book has a big cast of characters and uses their different perspectives to tell the story. This works well without it being confusing to follow, and adds depth and interest to otherwise relatively minor characters.

The novel starts with the narrative of a creepy stalker who is watching one of the characters. Cara Hunter portrays the irrational mindset of a psychopath who seems to think their chosen victim is somehow answerable to them. The identity of this individual is not known until the end, and I put this book down wanting to read more to find out what they were going to do next.

The main story focuses on the police investigation into the abduction and assault of young girls. The first “victim”, Faith, denies anything happened but the police still need to investigate. The stakes get higher when another girl goes missing. There is also a secondary plot line about the historic investigation into the “Roadside Rapist,” and the reader is left guessing to how it all comes together.

Each chapter ends with a hook that ramps up the suspense and kept me turning the pages. I suspected a few of the characters, but was surprised when the truth started to emerge.

Another great read from Cara Hunter. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book in advance in exchange for my personal review.

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In Oxford a young girl is picked up by a taxi driver. She has clearly been attacked but is reluctant to go to the police. A few days later another girl goes missing and is later found dead. The modus operandi is very similar to that of a convicted killer who DI Adam Fawley helped put behind bars years before. But he is in prison so what is going on?

This police procedural is the fourth in the Fawley series. Like the others I've read it's a standalone but you would probably be best reading the others as well as the same police characters occur in all of them. The tension throughout is great especially in the storyline that tails Fawley and his wife. The epilogue promises a terrifying followup to this storyline. Not sure that my heart will be able to stand it! I loved this book. The characterisation is very good with characters clearly delineated (and there are a lot of them so this is no mean feat). I really enjoyed getting an insight into a police investigation and of course all the 'office politics' that this entails. My only quibble is that the maps, Facebook extracts etc are extremely difficult to read on a Kindle (it may be different on a tablet where you can easily enlarge the text) and I found myself getting frustrated by this. But in the end it didn't matter. Another excellent addition to this series. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

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I was lucky enough to get a signed copy of this book from Cara Hunter at Theakston Crime Festival in July, but because I don’t read my signed books I just lovingly look at them, touch them, smell them and reorganise them in colour and size order, I couldn’t read the book until it became available on Netgalley – so my thanks to the publishers for my copy.

This is the 4th book in what is becoming my favourite police procedural series and starting this book is like sitting in your most comfy armchair in a fleecy pair of pjs with a steaming hot chocolate and digestive biscuit – delicious, comforting and guaranteed enjoyment.

Following on from the previous books, All The Rage can be read as a standalone, but personally I would recommend you start with book one (Close to Home) and get to know Adam Fawley and his team from the beginning as there is quite a bit about the team and their personal back stories which are referred to in this story.

Once again Cara Hunter has produced a superb police procedural thriller which is both original and current and the use of the social media comments keeps the tension going and the reader utterly gripped. I’m not going to say anymore except if you haven’t read this series WHY THE HELL NOT? and if you have read the first 3 books then you are in for a treat with the latest.

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This fourth instalment in the DI Adam Fawley series didn’t disappoint. With one teenage girl attacked and a second then goes missing, Fawley and his team set about their investigations. With close association to a serial attacker from his past, is there a copycat in town or has Fawley let an innocent man serve 20 Year’s in prison?

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She is my favorite thriller author! that being said, i was not as impressed with this book as the previous three. Maybe it was because I read in on eBook vs paper? However, I still really enjoyed it. I love how she uses different formats: texts, messages, articles, interviews etc. It gives the book a different twist. There were quite a few jaw dropping reveals in this book I did not see coming. The epilogue peaked my interest and now I'm already anxiously waiting to see what happens in the next book. I stumbled across Cara Hunter by accident at my library and she's def a winner in this genre!

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I was sent an advance copy of this novel by NetGalley UK to read and give an honest review. This is my second Cara Hunter novel with DI Adam Fawley and his team and I can honestly say it was every bit as good as the first. The novel begins with Faith being abducted on her way to college, a carrier bag is put over her head and she is tied up using cable ties as restraints, her hair is pulled out and her underwear is pulled down and just as she thinks the worst, police sirens are heard so her attacker flees, leaving her bound up in a shed on a local allotment. Faith manages to free herself and is given a lift home by a passing taxi, she does not report her attack but the taxi driver does. The police arrive at her address and are informed by both Faith and her mother that she does not want to report the abduction. The police carry out their out their own investigation into the family and when they discover that Faith is actually Daniel a young male waiting to undergo transgender reassignment they think this could be a hate crime. The investigation is going nowhere fast when Sasha Blake is abducted, the press have a field day and everything leads back to the Roadside Rapist case 20 years previously due to the similarities. DI Adam Fawley is taken off the case and replaced by Ruth Gallagher from the Major Crime unit, Ruth and the team discover the identity of the culprits and the outcome is shocking.

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The fourth in the DI Adam Fawley series based in and around Oxford. A young girl is brutally attacked en route to school and the crime has similarities to a case Fawley was involved with some 20 years previously. The man responsible is still in prison, so can this be a copycat? Or maybe someone who is trying to justify his request for parole by proving the real person responsible is still at large. DI Fawley and his team soon discover this may be unconnected and actually a hate crime. As the investigation progresses along this route, it is then thrown into chaos by a second attack which can’t possibly have the same motive. Fast paced, involved and with many twists, Cara Hunter has wonderful imagination and a great ability to provide realistic red herrings with a sadly plausible conclusion. Although this is another great stand alone book, there are enough hints that imply book 5 will be another cracker.

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Cara Hunter never fails to disappoint. I have enjoyed every one of her books and All The Rage has been no different.
The next case for DI Adam Fawley and his team begin when a young woman is kidnapped and assaulted. She refuses to make a statement but why? When another girl disappears, Fawley fears the two are connected.
As the story unfolds, we learn some of Fawley's history, has this got anything to do with a 20 year old case?
There are some amazing twists and turns, and I really couldn't put the book down. The twist is a brilliant and the book ends perfectly for the next in the series.

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