This is the 3rd book in what is definitely my new favourite police procedural series and I can honestly say that Cara Hunter is an author I would happily read WITHOUT reading the blurb because whatever she's writing I now know after 3 books that I absolutely LOVE her writing style and her storylines.

No Way Out is set approximately 6-8 months after In The Dark and features the same wonderful team of Adam Fawley, Gislingham (Gis), Quinn, Somer and Everett.  DI Fawley is going through a very difficult personal situation and his mind really isn't on the job so when a house fire kills a toddler and his 10 year old brother is pulled from the fire fighting for his life Fawley hands the case over to Gis to run as Acting DS.

The change in leadership enables to reader to get to know the rest of the team in more detail which I particularly enjoyed.  Even though DI Fawley has taken a back seat during this case, he is still very much part of the investigation and his wonderful wit and observations are evident throughout.

Once again the author has used social media, news articles and comments from the public to give the story the additional depth and allows the reader to see several sides of the story from different perspectives.

To sum this up; another brilliant story line with twists and red herrings featuring a really solid cast of characters and a shocking crime to solve.

First of all thank you to Penguin Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this 3rd book in the D I Fawley series. An absolutely fantastic read although heart breaking in places. The story moves along at a fast pace and the story develops between the present and the past. It starts off with a house fire and the investigation into that and we are led up to this event through trips back into the past which build the picture up to this eventual tragedy. The characters are easily likeable and you are drawn into their lives. An excellent book, totally gripping and I have no hesitation in recommending it. Well done Cara Hunter on another sure fire winner.

This is the 2nd book of cara’s That I’ve read and it was just as good as the first. Loved the way that the characters developed throughout and the twists kept me hooked until the end

With thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the third book by Cara Hunter featuring Fawley and his team, this time they are investigating a house fire where there are deaths, including children. The book looks back at the events before the fire and afterwards and at the effect of family secrets going back years.
A very clever way of telling the story looking back at episodes that happened in the past and how it affects the future.
Highly recommended.

Cara Hunter does it again - book three and the best yet.
The book of 2019.
This is so different to anything I have read before and totally different to the previous two books. The social media element is still there (though not as prominent as book one).
This is a different read starting with a fire in a house that will then keep you guessing right till the end. I have normally figured a book out by about half way though but this one really will have you baffled and switching theories throughout.
Not going to say more as it will spoil it but as with every book Cara has written this is a must read

Another great book in this series featuring DI Adam Fawley. It was slightly different to the other two but still plenty of twists and turns that we have come to expect from Cara’s writing. I thought I knew what was happening more than once but I was wrong and didn’t guess the ending after all. A great book i couldn’t put down and I I would highly recommend to read.

I absolutely loved Cara Hunter’s previous two novels, so when I spotted the third one on NetGalley it took approximately a nanosecond to bang in a request, and I was delighted to have it accepted.

I’m rapidly realising that much as I enjoy a nice twisty turny etc psychological thriller (well, some of them), there’s really nothing I like better than a good old investigation. (I was raised on Golden Age detective stories, after all.) Police, private detective or amateur, I don’t mind - the likes of Robert Galbraith, Jane Casey and now Cara Hunter are right up my street or indeed dark alley.

No Way Out follows Oxford DI Adam Fawley and his team as they investigate a particularly disturbing case - a horrific house fire in which two young children were trapped. It’s clearly arson, but who would do such a thing, and why? And furthermore, where are the children’s parents?

As ever, it’s a well constructed and intriguing plot with plenty of surprises - I didn’t guess the outcome ahead of time. The police characters are very well drawn and believable and the excerpts throughout not only from interviews but media reports and indeed the comments below them adds another dimension. DI Fawley has significant personal issues of his own to contend with (what he has experienced in his family life is dreadful) but never seems to allow it to impact on his professionalism.

Another excellent story from Cara Hunter and I can’t wait for the next one!

The next Adam Fawley novel from Cara Hunter is pacy and twisted, an addictive read with a strong emotional core featuring as it does a family in peril.

This series is growing in stature with each passing tale- No Way Out ups the ante, moving along the lives of its main protagonists whilst they investigate a heart wrenching case which just gets murkier with each new clue.

I like the interim news articles and emails, as well as the mixture of views which allows the reader to see the case from many angles including that of victim. It makes for a rich, well layered crime novel with a good dose of unpredictability.

Overall this is a series to watch. I’ll definitely be sticking with it, intriguing characters and clever plotting.

Recommended.

Thank you so much to Cara Hunter and Penguin Books Uk for the opportunity to read and review this book. I was totally captivated by this book, so much that little else got done in the 24 hours that I read it over. Based around family secrets, mental health and lies,No Way Home will keep you on the edge till the last page. Cara Hunter delivers again and is becoming one of my favourite authors. Do not miss this one.

Hunter's books never disappoint. Complex plot, twisted characters and just the right amount of humour combine to make this a book that is difficult to put down.
(This advance copy has a lot of typos and layout issues, particularly in the transcripts and newspaper reports that made it difficult to follow at times)

An enjoyable read with good pace and twists and turns and certainly good enough that you don't want to put it down! Would definitely recommend.

That said, Cara Hunter says that she wants her readers to see and feel her detective thrillers as like the 'Broadchurch' TV series, very 'live' as if you're there amongst the characters. She does well, with life Tweet and other feeds interwoven in the narrative, allowing the reader to feel it's all happening at the time and also getting a feel of the very unpleasant but all-too-common types of comment and gossip surrounding the case, but I feel takes it a bit too far, with these sometimes intruding and some irrelevant or unnecessary.

Unfortunately too, she is not able to capture the brilliant characterisations of the likes of David Tenant and Olivia Colman and, while a novel can actually convey more depth of character than the screen, I'd really like to find myself having more empathy with her chief detectives and other main protagonists.. I read the first two books in the series before reading this third one, so as to give myself a good grounding in the characters and their back-history, but could not find myself at the end of each wanting to read the next to find out what was happening with the characters, as I have with other series. There's a lot of the rather dour, depressing attitudes and exchanges amongst the team members - including 'hero' DI Fawley, which may be realistic - I don't know - but doesn't make them especially likeable, and I find lack of depth in their characterisation and relationships.

Still, for those not too bothered about characterisation etc, there's a lot of good stuff here, a good story and, even after I've been a bit negative, I'll almost certainly read the rest of the DI Fawley books if/when more are written.

#NoWayOut #NetGalley Wow - Another fabulous book from Cara Hunter in the DI Fawley crime series. Excellent writing, I was unable to put this down and read it in one day. Plenty of twists and turns as with the previous books in the series and an ending that wasn't expected until the final few chapters. Di Fawley has a great team and their characters are now well established and the dynamics of the team add to the enjoyment of the book. I like the way that there are excerpts from interviews and telephone calls that get the message over much quicker than a lengthy prose explanation would. I found that the flashbacks to the days prior to fire were really helpful to the story and didn't annoy me like flashbacks can sometimes do. I look forward to many more books in this series

DI Adam Fawley and the team are back investigating a fire that has left one child dead, another in intensive care and parents are missing. The dynamics of his team have changed and his wife has moved to her sister’s to think about their relationship.

This third book has the characters firmly established that I can picture them all and that makes it much more enjoyable! As always Cara chucks in a few twisty moments to jar you out of your comfort zone which proves that this series can go for a long time.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

This is the third outing for DI Adam Fawley and just as good as the first two. The police are called to a house fire. Was it accidental or arson and where are the family? So begins an investigation into what happened and why.
Adam is also dealing with his marriage issues which are on his mind.
You can read this as a first novel but if you have read the previous two you are more involved with all the characters lives and issues.
I’m an unequivocal fan of DI Fawley and look forward to reading the next instalment.
Thanks to Viking and NetGalley

I have grown to love Cara Hunter as an author and have really enjoyed all of the DI Fawley series so far. I love that No Way Out has similar characters, yet the storyline is so very different from the other books.
A house fire which results in bodies being found and missing people unaccounted for is the next mystery for DI Fawley and his team to solve. We learn the history of the family and the tell tale signs that lead us to the twist in the book at the end.
I found the book really easy to read and it was well written, going backwards and forwards in tine, yet it wasn't confusing at all. I did guess the twist at the end, but it took me a while. Saying that when I thought I knew all the answers, there were more twists that I wouldn't have worked out at all.

As soon as I spotted this on netgalley I knew I had to request it. I wasn’t disappointed. After reading the previous two books from Cara, I knew things wouldn’t be as you thought they would. At first it seemed quite clear cut, but then there’s a lot of twists and turns and I must say it took me by surprise. I kept changing my mind as to what had actually happened.

This case proves difficult for Adam as he struggles both personally and professionally with this complex case, especially as they’re children involved. It flits back and forth from before the fire to after the fire to give the reader an insight of the circumstances.

I wish to thank the author, the publishers and netgalley for the ARC. An excellent read.

No way out by Cara Hunter.
It's one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked.

The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life.

Why were they left in the house alone? Where is their mother, and why is their father not answering his phone?

Then new evidence is discovered, and DI Fawley's worst nightmare comes true.

Because this fire wasn't an accident.

It was murder.

Omg this was an absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. I love Cara Hunter 's books . This is the 3rd one I have read.  I had a couple of suspects. And what a shock. I definitely didn't see that coming.  Loved Adam's character.  He was determined to find his suspect and close the case. I was surprised at who looked at the computer.  And who Harry was. 5*. Can't wait to read more from Cara Hunter.

Having previously read and loved the first 2 books in this series was looking forward reading this one, was not let down. Devoured this book in a day, was a really great read. Plenty of twists and turns!!