The sleepy little British town of Broadchurch has
everything
to offer families as well as vacationers. It is located by
the sea in a beautiful area that provides rest, relaxation
and fun in the sun. Everyone knows everyone in Broadchurch
and people care about each other here.
That may be why it is such a shock for Detective Ellie
Miller to return from a three week vacation to find
everything upended. Two things happen almost
simultaneously.
First of all, she finds that she has been passed over for
a
promised promotion while she was away. Outsider Alec Hardy
has been given what should have been her job. While she is
still reeling from that little bit of news, a call comes
in
saying that the body of a young boy has been found dead on
the beach.
She heads to the scene and discovers that the boy is
eleven
year old Danny Latimer, her son Tom's best friend. Ellie
and
her husband Joe have been close friends for years with
Danny's parents, Beth and Mark. It is horrific that murder
has dared to touch this special community but that it is a
child, one that she knows personally, is almost too much
to
bear.
Ellie is thrust into working with the surly, bad tempered
Alec Hardy before she even has a chance to process why he
was given what was to be her job. On top of that, she is
trying to deal with her own grief over this murdered
child.
She must put her own feelings on hold because the most
important thing is to find out who would have done such a
terrible thing.
BROADCHURCH is an all-encompassing novel that is nearly
impossible to put down until that last page is read and
all
of the secrets are out in the open. When I first chose to
read this book, I had no idea that it was based on a
British
television show of the same name. Not only that; but a
show
called Gracepoint is the American version of Broadchurch.
I
had begun watching Gracepoint and was a few episodes in
when
I started reading BROADCHURCH. Both book and show are
exceptional.
Writer Erin Kelly sets the mood for BROADCHURCH in a way
that I instantly felt drawn into that community as if I
lived there myself. Every carefully constructed character
becomes a neighbor, friend, or irritation. There is no way
that everyone reading BROADCHURCH will not be caught up in
the daily lives of the families that were touched the most
by Danny's death.
Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller are two of the most
interesting
characters of any book I've ever read. They are total
opposites but, once you get to know them better, you will
begin to understand more about them. Together, the two of
them forge ahead to catch a murderer before another child
ends up dead. The shattering conclusion of BROADCHURCH
will
make you think twice the next time you think you really
know
someone.
BROADCHURCH is a story of secrets, lies, mystery, love,
forgiveness and healing. It just does not get any better
than this.
In the sleepy British seaside town of Broadchurch, Detective
Ellie Miller has just returned from vacation, only to learn
that she’s been passed over for a promotion at work in favor
of outsider Alec Hardy. He, escaping the spectacular failure
of his last case, is having trouble finding his way into
this tight-knit community wary of new faces. But
professional rivalry aside, both detectives are about to
receive some terrible news: 11-year-old Danny Latimer has
been found murdered on the beach.
For Ellie it's a personal blow; Danny was her older son’s
best friend. She can’t believe anyone in Broadchurch would
ever have harmed him. But Alec considers everyone, even
Danny’s parents, suspect in his death. It’s a living
nightmare for everyone involved…even before the press arrive
and start stirring up the secrets every town member keeps
hidden behind closed doors.
An intimate portrait of a town and the ordinary grievances
that have slowly simmered for years before boiling over in
an unthinkable crime, this remarkable adaptation of the hit
television show Broadchurch tells the story of a shattered
family, a reeling town, and the two imperfect detectives
trying to bring them answers.
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