Mar 18, 2023DBGEurope rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Captivating With A Gripping Finale
A young boy’s kidnapping from his soon-to-be adoptive mother is the final act of menace from the most unexpected of sources.
Although a mystery is posed immediately for readers of Val McDermid’s…
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nchilton
May 15, 2017nchilton rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Captivating!
Different to Val McDermids usual style.
To those who quit halfway through it's worth trying again and sticking with it to the end.
Val McDermit is always an enjoyable crime fiction read. The crime is in the opening pages but most of the story goes back and reveals the lives of the characters as their lives unfold. The characters are unique, flawed and interesting. A…
Very disappointed, kept waiting for the suspense that usually is very evident in Val mcDermid's novels. I quit half way through. I agree it was boring.
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billmacrotarian
Sep 21, 2013billmacrotarian rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Vanishing Point begins with the kidnapping of a child at O’Hare airport and then settles into the back story. The novel, told primarily in flashbacks, focuses on the unlikely friendship between two women who are very different.…
This is not so much a mystery as a character driven novel that explores the issue of stalking. How the relationships among the characters develop makes the story interesting, not the plot.
Nov 29, 2012badgirls rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
So bad-don't bother. Val McDermid used to be terrific but her book before this one and now with The Vanishing Point, she seems to have lost her touch and is churning out mediocre boring so called mysteries. McDermid will be vanishing off…
Nov 18, 2012lisangus rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not one of her better books. The way it is told -- all the backstory apparently told in a lengthy (five hour?) interview with the FBI after the child has been abducted -- very unrealistic. Also the "solution" was telegraphed from the…
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The Vanishing Point