This book is a difficult one to review, the novel was written after the series aired so i already knew the plot, characters and murderer. However it is a word perfection adaption of the popular TV series. When eleven year old Danny Latimers body is discovered on Broadchurch beach the small community implodes on itself as DS Miller and DS Hardy attempt to discover the killer. Literally everyone, except Danny's mum, sister and grandmother become suspects.
Erin Kelly has done a brilliant job of adapting the screenplay into a novel, the plus of having it transformed into writing means you get a better feel of the characters emotions, particularly those of Danny's mum Beth, who is doubly heartbreaking on page as she was on screen. The characters work well on a page, whether its because i had already seen it and therefore had a mental image in mind of them all or purely because it is so well written but it was incredibly easy to strike up a mental image of them all and even the setting.
There are odd scenes added in that were not televised, its easy to pick up on them and whilst they don't add anymore depth to the story they are interesting for fans.
Its a three star, its not outstanding literature but its a solid adaption of a brilliant series.
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