The Cradle in the Grave

As with many ( most?) of Sophie Hannah's novels, this one was promising and intriguing until 80% of the way through, when the inevitable disappointing ending starts to break in. This was certainly one of her poorer efforts. It was very contrived and incredibly unrealistic, seemingly in order to get......more

I seem to be rather alone in my love of Sophie Hannah, but I think she's one of the best thriller writers out there. Will the subject matter of this book be uncomfortable to some? Since it's about women who've been put in prison for cot-death (SIDS in the US) and then released because proof has been......more

Wow I really didn't like this book. The original storyline is compelling and got me far enough into the book that I had to actually finish it, but I was rolling my eyes and groaning every two pages. The characters are cardboard. The main character, Fliss, is insufferable. She's one of those characte......more