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Precious Thing by Colette McBeth

Precious Thing

by Colette McBeth

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  • Mar 2014, 304 pages
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Stephanie M. (Westerville, OH)

Crime Reporter Turned Novelist
Colette McBeth was a crime reporter for BBC TV. Her ability to describe a crime scene, the relationships between reporters and police, and a criminal thought pattern make her first novel, PRECIOUS THING, readable. If you like light thrillers or stories about highly dysfunctional relationships, give this novel a try.

While I appreciate McBeth's first effort and hope she'll continue writing, there are several reasons I would not generally recommend this book. The plot is predictable and instead of writing flashbacks into the story, the author makes use of datelines. The narrator, Rachel, starts out as a strongmore

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