This is a series I look forward to so much and it never fails to be a rewarding read!

When DI Adam Fawley gets a call to head to one of Oxford's university colleges, what he's faced with isn't quite what he expected; the accusation against a professor for sexual assault is a bit different from what he usually deals with. This time it's a highly thought of and powerful female being accused by a male student - and a well-built six footer at that. Whilst Fawley and his team get on with their investigating, they don't realise that they are being watched by someone who has plans to stop the Detective Inspector for good.

I've loved this series from the very beginning; the author has the dynamics of the team spot on; they are a diverse mix of well-developed characters who work extremely well together. The crimes they investigate are many and varied which makes for exciting reading as I never know quite what to expect, and this fifth novel shocked me to my core. I NEVER saw that coming! Surprises abound in this story and I just kept on reading until I got to the very end - and only then did the revelations come to a halt. Exhilarating and thrilling all the way through, I would venture to suggest that this is the best in the series so far - and that's really saying something given how terrific the first four were! A full five glowing stars and my highest recommendation.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is - as always - my honest, original and unbiased review.

A new DI Fawley book is always a treat and it was great to meet up with the team again - I especially liked the character crib sheet at the beginning to remind the reader of the whole cast.
This story was full of Ms Hunter's great trademark twists and turns and I particularly liked the mixed media.
Another bestseller I'm sure!
Thank you to netgalley and penguin books for an advance copy of this book

I like that this book started with a ‘what you might have missed’ section for those of us who may not have read the earlier books, or who needed a refresher.

There are two cases being investigated in the book and they become intertwined together over the course of the book. The book is told in different mediums, blog/podcast, interviews and a diary style. This wasn’t for me, but that’s a personal thing.

There are lots of surprises along the way in this fast paced, twist thriller. Can you figure it out? I didn’t!

TW: sexual assault

This is the 5th book in the DI Fawley series and although I have read two others in the series (Close To Home and All The Rage) I can't remember all the details of the characters. So, I really appreciated the "Previously---- in the Fawley Files" opening to The Whole Truth. It is just a short summary of the main characters in DI Fawley's team (including the man himself) which just helps to provide a little bit of context of the people I am going to meet. This is the first time I've come across something like this in a series and it's a brilliant idea. Something I really appreciated being able to read to get me in the mood.

Although I'm a big Cara Hunter fan though, I was a little disappointed by The Whole Truth. Hunter's usual brilliant writing style and pace is still there, and her attention to detail as well as her ability to create an entire team that is three dimensional is a pleasure to read. However, this one just felt a little more stalled.

Not helped by the fact that although the secondary storyline around Fawley and the was nicely interwoven, I absolutely hated the main story involving a professor and an allegation of sexual assult made against her by a male student. You could argue that this book acts as a satirical reflection of how a strong woman's brilliance is belittled by how she chooses to dress, whereas for me it simply comes across as the career of strong brilliant woman being destroyed because of how she dresses. It is realistic? Yes. But is still pissed me off non the less. And yes, I know that is probably Hunter's point when she wrote the story line.

All in all, not my favourite Cara Hunter novel, but still a solid read.

Thank you to the author, Penguin and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't realize this was book five of a series when I started it, and the list of characters and short "bios" at the beginning was a great idea to help readers get up to speed. However, I found most of the officers more or less one and the same - I still couldn't keep them apart and kept having to check the list.

Since I enjoy epistolary novels, I found the inclusion of podcasts/news articles/emails etc a good way to bring the different aspects of the story forward. However, some of the twists were too much, who belonged on which side and what way was up was a bit too elusive at times. Lots of loose ends and question marks throughout, as well as at the end of the book. Not sure I agree with the idea of a vengeful girlfriend meting out her idea of justice as one of the major turning points of the story.

A great, pacy thriller. I enjoyed the idea of the role reversal, both male female and student teacher. The plot kept me guessing right until the ending with enough red herrings to keep a fisherman happy.

Absolutely brilliant! My best book of the year so far. The tension is palpable and the story line twists and turns like a serpent. Incredibly clever with a completely unexpected jaw dropping ending.

Fantastic book
Thank you so much to @netgalley for an early copy of the whole truth by @carahunterauthor this is book 5 in this fantastic series. You can read them as a standalone but I do think you would find it easier to read them all as you then get an idea of the characters. I have enjoyed every book and find Adam fawley a really good detective and his team.

In this book it does take a twist as he himself ends up on the other end of the questioning I was gripped from the beginning and could not wait to see how it was going to be seen who was actually guilty. I can not wait for more from this series. They are so enjoyable and will grip you from start to finish.

I felt like this was a pretty good, enjoyable mystery. We effectively have two storylines running at the same time, with the rape and murder of a woman, and the accused sexual assault of a university professor.
In all truth, this would've probably been 4 stars if I would've had the physical book. I didn't realise but it featured a fair amount of mixed media, which I struggled with on my Kindle.
I would definitely recommend it, and am intrigued to look into more books in the DI Adam Fawley series. Despite my pre-conceptions, it actually didn't matter too much that I hadn't read books 1-4, as I felt than individual bonds with the characters weren't necessarily needed to be hooked on the mystery.

I have not read any of the previous 4 books in the series. The introductions to the characters was therefore very welcome and helpful. I found the book a little confusing to start with as there are quite a lot of characters, but this didn’t last long.

I loved the way the book is set out with all the use of podcasts, postcards, texts and files.

Despite not knowing the characters from previous books I still found myself drawn to many of them and willing Fawley not to be guilty!

The book works well as a stand alone. The twists keep on coming and the book is fast paced and keeps the pages turning.

Great, atmospheric writing really makes you feel you are there with Emma through her ordeal. The twists keep on coming right to the end!

A brilliant read.

I have been invested in DI Adam Fawley and his team since the beginning, so was very excited to read this latest instalment. Cara Hunter just gets better and better. "The Whole Truth" begins with an introduction to the characters - both useful as a recap and for newbies.

I've always loved Hunter's innovative format, where we get to see things like Press reports and social media reactions, and this time we have a podcast included too! One of the cases the team investigate in this book subverts our expectations of sexual assault and then ties us up in knots. It was particularly interesting to see how Hunter portrayed different officers' reactions to it. She isn't afraid to show us flawed coppers (I'm looking at you, Quinn!) or their human side. Another brilliant offering and, as always, I can't wait to read the next book in this excellent series.

The Whole Truth is the latest addition to the brilliant Cara Hunter’s series and it doesn’t disappoint. Well written, fast paced, twisty and suspenseful, it is one of the best in the police procedural genre. I really like the idea of the Who is Who reminder at the beginning - it helps to refresh the memory, if it’s been awhile since you’ve read the other books in the series.
I can’t wait for the next instalment.
I listened to some of the book on audio and the narration was excellent, performed by 3 different voices.

What is already a great series scales new heights with this stunning addition. DI Adam Fawley is a fascinating character and he is surrounded by interesting and intriguing colleagues. The setting, Oxford, is beautifully depicted and the two crimes at the centre of the story are totally engrossing. The topic of rape is delicately handled but it is when things become personal that the novel really takes off. Brilliant!

Absolutely nothing in this book is as it seems. As soon as you think you have the plot figured out, the author hits you from the left with another twist. This was a fantastic read, and I can't wait to read the next one.
Highly recommended.
TB

I listened to and read this book, absolutely brilliant, I had to finish the book at bedtime as I just had to know how it all worked out.
The story was as usual gritty,edge of your seat stuff x

Highly recommended in both forms.
Looking forward to the next story.

This is the first Cara Hunter book I've read so I was a little worried being part of a series that I'd not be able to connect to the storyline. I was wrong, at the very beginning you get a brief description of each main character and a little of their 'history' which I really appreciated, although I'd recommend reading a series in order this worked well as a stand alone.

I read this over two days wishing I didn't have other distractions so I could have read it in one! The story really kept my attention, throughout the book you're back and forth between two separate storylines one a sexual assault between a teacher and student the other with link to DI Fawley and his wife.

Pretty much every part of this book ends in some sort of cliffhanger, a sentence not quite informative enough, a piece of information that could sway the case.. it was really difficult to find the right place to put the book down!

I particularly enjoyed the teacher/student storyline. Professor Marina Fisher has been accused of sexual assaulting Caleb Morgan; one of her students who occasionally babysits for her 8yr old son Tobin, after a fundraiser Marina returns home and remembers nothing out of the ordinary about the night until police turn up at her house and arrest her for alleged sexual assault... However Caleb remembers everything! But a drawing by Tobin might be more than it seems?

Overall this is a great fast paced thriller with a more than a few twists. The office rivalry, extra information in form of podcasts, blogs and text.. really helped to add depth to the story. Cara Hunter has a great writing style and I can't wait to pick up another of her books.

Thank you #NetGalley and @Penguin for my #gifted Advanced readers copy of #TheWholeTruth

Called out to a college one weekend, the Oxford team are involved in an allegation of sexual assault - a world-renowned female professor and the son of a local MP. It's a case of he said / she said but maybe not so straightforward. Meanwhile the Roadside Rapist is out on parole and this is affecting Alex Fawley, former victim and the heavily pregnant wife of DI Adam Fawley, the man who put him away. Her longstanding friend has disappeared and is found dead and the accused is Adam Fawley, forensic evidence is strong but is this a set-up? Hunter's series of novels set in and around Oxford are a strong oeuvre, it's not all dreaming spires. Here the thread of the Roadside Rapist is brought to the fore alongside a topical #metoo #hetoo plotline. This is definitely an ensemble piece and works well because of that. Hunter writes pacy and twisty plots that are realistic enough for the cynical reader and this is a very strong police procedural.

My first Cara Hunter read, which I understand is the fifth book in the DI Adam Fawley series. Normally I would take 2-3 weeks to finish a book as I read other books at the same time. But I finished this book in less than a week. This says quite a lot about the sheer enjoyment I got from reading it. Although I’m not a big fan of police procedural novels, I found myself warming up to this novel, because intrigue and suspense is set in motion right from the start. This got me going until the end.

DI Adam Fawley is called in to investigate a sexual assault allegation brought by a graduate student against a college professor. But this isn't a garden-variety case. So Fawley and his team must handle it delicately.

Suddenly, not long after, Fawley is blindsided by an incident that is going to change his normal life as he knows it. He becomes a suspect himself in a murder investigation. And the case is being handled by another team that seems determined to make the murder charges stick on him.

The storyline has many twists and turns. Almost every chapter ends with some sort of a cliffhanger, which makes one want to read on to find what happens next. But there are some threads of the story that did not find closure. That’s probably deliberate on the author’s part.

I found this book entertaining and suspenseful with a good dollop of office politics and rivalry among the police team members.

I've received this free eARC from Netgalley and the publisher and I’m leaving this review voluntarily.

Gripping, heart stopping, fast paced, tense. The perfect thriller for curling up with. I could not put this down. Excellent story, Kept me guessing with a twist in the tale. Another best seller for Cara

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read before publication 10/10

I haven’t read the other books in this series and it was really helpful to have a brief description of each character at the beginning.

This book definitely held my interest throughout and despite a few annoying areas in particular the son of Marina Fisher, Tobin who is 8 nearly 9, my son who is the same age how Tobin talks and what he says are very immature this is explained and later in the book. I did enjoyed the book a great deal.

Reading on a kindle was difficult when it came to reading the text messages and notes but I got over it! I now want to read the others in the series as I’m now a Cara Hunter fan!

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin General UK for the opportunity to read an advance copy in return for my honest review.