The Night Ferry by Michael Robotham

Book one:

It is a good strong start to this story I love how it includes a reference to the history of the area in East London. Now reading about the present day all I can say is ‘Brother’s hey’. He certainly sounds a character in this book. However, Alisha has a reunion to get to.

The school reunion leaves a question unanswered and the tragedy strikes, not only that but what is discovered or in this case not discovered is handed to Alisha at the hospital. A puzzle? Yes. Intriguing definitely. 

The police investigation is underway, sorry it seems it is an open and shut case, I feel that Alisha and indeed me as I read on is unconvinced. I want to say myself, the accident is far from solved and not only that the ‘Plot thickens’ as they say. And now as I read on the phrase the ‘Plot thickens’ now seems an understatement.  

Alisha is a really good police officer and I am glad she is on the case. It just goes to show not everything is as simple as it seems. I already knew that you shouldn’t trivialise infertility and the effect it can have on a couple. This story high-lights of some serious consequences of not being able to have a baby. I like how it has been recognised and makes other people aware of the anguish that people can go through. There is a lot of trauma in this book including/and now we read about Donovan who has been medically discharged from the army.

It is nice to see Alisha had someone to talk to after some disappointing news. This led to her ‘On off’ relationship which ultimately led to a family occasion. I did wander how all this was relevant as I was reading it, but it all becomes clear after an awkward encounter with someone Alisha is supposed to ‘Marry’. 

A tragedy has now happened. It is a shock and sad to read. I like how Alisha found something at Cate’s house just in time, before the hot turn of events, what has Brendan Pearl have to hide?

Well things have certainly taken a serious turn, Alisha’s name and address has turned up in a most unexpected and tragic place. There are certainly some unanswered questions to be solved, yet this book is clever that there are clues interweaved so we get an idea of what is going on but yes, Alisha should go to Amsterdam.

Book two:

Now in Amsterdam the description is very detailed, it mentions the ‘Windows’. This would seem a little strange to me if I hadn’t seen them for myself when I visited Amsterdam whilst I was on a coach trip to see the ‘Tulip Fields’, and looking for something to eat and spotting a well-known fast food restaurant I ended up at. Afterwards I just went for a wander and quickly realised I had stumbled, accidently with no indication or warning into the famous Amsterdam’s ‘Red light district’.

In Amsterdam all that is slowly happening to a point is that Alisha and Ruiz are looking for Samira then all of a sudden this story gets really busy really quickly with a distraught family, a forgotten new job and a proposal/plan for a new move/life, a lot to think about. this story has taken a dark turn after finding Samira and I agree with Alisha, I hope Ruiz is going to be alright.

The connections between events and people are becoming clearer, however, there are still some unanswered questions as to why the car accident happened at the start, this part is still unclear.

It is annoying to read of all the lies and deceit sadly a ‘Scarf’ can be a very powerful item in the wrong hands. I hope, somehow, justice wins overall.

I have mixed feelings about whether the ‘New’ arrival should be there or not. The answer is ‘He should be there’. The term that is, to me, high-lighted in this part is that you are not aware, until you are aware of the situation and yes, it is human, womanly nature for a woman to ‘Change their minds’. I can see why Alisha is not ready to go home yet however, it is a fine line between the law and childless couples fulfilling the dream of having a child. This has to weighed up against getting justice for Cate and her husband. An intriguing and tricky situation.

In this part there are two awkward phone calls one more awkward than the other. You have to understand he is a grieving father. It is written and described so well that I can clearly picture the image in my mind and there are also two tragic outcomes, one the first is so much more tragic than the second. I can see that Alisha is torn but her wanting of justice is strong. I want to read on to see how this is all going to end.

An amusing part I love is the reference to someone sounding like a ‘Beat box’ it made me laugh.

It is clever how the problem of ‘No foot passengers allowed on board’ was solved. The couple sound really sweet to me in their nature as well. Once on board Alisha may have found someone of interest, unfortunately she is going to meet more people than she was looking for you could say ‘It is really bad timing’. It is a relief that the captain is helping but annoying it is taking so long, but ‘Protocol’ has to be followed. I just want to read on quickly for it all to be alright, well I hope as things have now turned out nasty.

Book three:

I like how fireworks are described as ‘Painting the sky’ and what have people got against Wolverhampton? I haven’t been but it can’t be that ‘Foreign’. 

I know there is a miss-identification but I also feel there is about to be a twist in this story. I could be wrong but I definitely don’t want to put this book down at this point/part. Maybe not a twist, well as yet but sadly, there is a fine line between the law and a bond between woman and child. 

I like how Shawcroft was ambushed in front of his golfing chums on the golf course. If you want to make an impression, do it with an audience.

I like that the hunch paid off but sadly, there are two addresses to check out. This is one good news as both ok but two they shouldn’t have been divided up. With Alisha on the case I hope it will be alright. Again the fine line of parenting love is on the line, can the new parents lose the babies? In more ways than one it is mentally upsetting.

Very rarely when I read a book that I guess or have an idea about something, although not one hundred percent confirmed, it seems to be the case. Also most of what I predicted has happened with a few minor surprises in amongst what I hoped or thought would be the outcome. In other words, some of what happened I see and some I didn’t see coming.