The story was interspersed with social media entries which was fairly interesting as the family was trolled in the public domain - in this instance with justification. DI Adam Fawley is in charge of the missing girl investigation but those who know him think that's probably not a good idea. When DI Adam Fawley arrives on the scene he finds parents who seem to be more worried about how they’ll be seen by their neighbours than by the fact that their daughter is missing, and Daisy’s ten-year-old brother, quiet and withdrawn.

Mistakes are made, clues missed and police characters lose their cool, say inappropriate things and get too close to the case. The mystery begins when an eight-year-old girl, Daisy Mason, disappears from a barbecue at her parents’ house. Close To Home is the first of a series of police procedurals by Cara Hunter, featuring DI Adam Fawley.Not only were the views and opinions downright scary in some instances, but they also showed just how much social media can impede an investigation. When eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanishes from her family’s Oxford home during a costume party, Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows that nine times out of ten, the offender is someone close to home.

Everyone carries their weight and the procedurals are highly interesting, causing me to have a tough time finding a breaking point. Set in Oxford with the maze of the city’s streets very apparent – even more so in this case of a missing child, the case starts as one missing child case and then turns into quite something else.

Por ello, me dejé guiar por una corazonada y resulté leyendo repentinamente esta obra, con altas expectativas. The clues took me on the most puzzling journey but it prepared me for the big twist in the epilogue.

Daisy’s ten-year-old brother seems like he knows something, but he’s just as secretive and odd as the parents. Diligent and focused, I was disappointed that he never appeared as anything other than bland throughout and I felt more connection and familiarity with several of his constables, notably the reliable DC Gislingham, shrewd DC Verity Everett (“Ev”) and ladies’ man Acting DS Gareth Quinn.Adding to this disjointed feel are the fleeting attentions of a story which jumps between random elements meaning that much of what unfolds is merely given cursory attention.

Es genial que sea así porque sinceramente su historia completa es uno de los mejores aspectos que encontraremos en esta obra. As is the case today, thoughts and feelings about the family are displayed for the whole world to read on the big wide web. She’s only 8-years old so the case is given high level importance and captures the attention of the media, as well as everyone within their reach. You won’t like it, but trust me, I’ve done this more times than I care to punish myself remembering. I haven't looked at Hunter's catalogue, but I'd like to read something of hers that wasn't a police procedural.SO- it confirmed for me that police procedural series, even the good ones, are STILL not quite my thing, and I will probably leave it to our favorite reviewers who love these, to review the rest of the series for you!