Broadchurch by Erin
Kelly & Chris Chibnall
Published by Sphere
14th August 2014
Paperback Edition
When Danny's body is found on the beach Ellie must put her feelings aside as she works with DI Hardy to solve the mystery of Danny's death. As the case becomes a murder investigation the news hits the national press, jolting sleepy Broadchurch into the national spotlight.
As the town's secrets begin to unravel, members of this tight-knit community begin to consider those in their midst. Right now it's impossible to know who to trust...
I might be the only person who missed it, but I didn't see
the television adaptation of Broadchurch by Chris Chibnall and spent an age after
the final episode hiding from any newspaper and Twitter reveals as to
'whodunnit'. However, I did get the dvd
when it came out, but, at the time of writing this, it remains unopened.
You may be asking yourself why this is (or not really care,
but I'm going to tell you anyway). The
reason it's unopened is because not long after said dvd purchase, I heard on
the grapevine that is Twitter, that the fabulous Erin Kelly (who writes excellent
books, and if you have't read them, you should) was going to be writing the
Broadchurch novel, based on the tv series. I had to get myself a copy.
After a few tweets were sent, it came through, and then I
had the next dilemna, did I watch the series, then read the book, or the other
way around? I couldn't decide, so asked
the author herself. She offered it out to
others who had already done both, and the reply was to read the book
first. So the dvd has remained on the
back-burner until I finished the book this week - can't wait to watch it, but
firstly, onto the book itself....
So back to the plot, and here's presuming you haven't seen
it either; one weekday morning, all is normal in the Latimer household. Beth Latimer gets up only to discover her 11
year old son Danny isn't home. Both she
and her husband presume he has got up early, done his paper round and gone to
school, but without taking his lunchbox.
She goes over to the school only to discover that they haven't seen him
either - now it's time to panic. At the
same time, Beth's best friend Ellie gets a call that a body has been discovered
on a beach, and it doesn't look good.
Accompanying this story-line is that of DS Ellie Miller's
career - before going away on holiday, she was more-or-less promised the job of DI upon her
return, however she gets back to find that she has been passed over for the job
by DI Alec Hardy - a man who has his own demons relating to a previous missing
child case that threatened to wreck his career. Can Miller work alongside him, and can Hardy handle the media
pressure once the death of Danny Latimer hits the nationals?
Broadchurch is the story of a sleepy Dorset town
where everyone thinks that they know each other. However, as the police start digging deeper, it appears that many
of the residents have guilty secrets that they would rather remain hidden; and
one person in particular has the biggest secret of all. The question is, which resident is it?
I didn't guess who the murderer was, but I was surprised
when I found out. I think Erin Kelly
has written a very good novel based on the script by Chris Chibnall. Obviously if you have already seen the
television series, you will already know 'whodunnit', does that change how good
the book actually is? I can't say for
certain but I througly enjoyed it, and if you like your crime novels, I'd say
snap this one up right away.
Happy Reading
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