This was an excellent read. It started off a little slowly and then rally picked up, There are two story lines, both of which are focused on who is telling the truth. The first one features a he said / she said allegation of sexual assault made by a male student against a female professor. The second involves the death of a friend of Adam’s wife, Alex. The first story twists and turns and your sympathies switch as different truths emerge. There are a lot of devious people in the story - some of them get away with their lies, some don’t. I thoroughly recommend this. Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC.

Brilliant. Thanks for giving me an early copy of this book to review. Every one of her books is excellent. You can’t quite see where things are going but it all makes perfect sense as things conclude. One of the best psychological thriller writers out there.

Another great story from Cara. I was gripped from beginning to end. The storyline was excellent, my heart was mostly in my mouth for every page brought a new thrill. I cannot wait for more D I Fawley. Well done Cara

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin General UK for an ARC of this book! Release date - February 25, 2021

I think this might be the most excited I've ever been to receive an ARC. I usually wait until closer to the release date to read my ARCs, but I was so pumped about this one that I started it immediately and didn't put it down until I was finished, within 24 hours! I am a HUGE fan of Cara Hunter and just don't understand why she's not more popular because she is amazing.

The writing style is so amazing, it keeps me turning pages because the sections are just short enough that you want to read one more one more one more. Plus the scene changes so often that you have to know what happens next to every character and every storyline. And there are severalllll storylines going on here, the main ones being the alleged sexual assault and the podcast/Gavin Parries/Alex thing, but there are also several side storylines with the side characters. I absolutely love how every side character has a storyline and a backstory but it's never confusing or hard to keep straight. It's so detailed and yet so effortless. It's one of my favorite things about Cara Hunter's books.

I just love how I never know how one of these books is going to go. I definitely had some theories but I was still surprised at how everything played out. I love how I can never guess the ending of a Cara Hunter book!

I am never disappointed with these books and I hope there's going to be even more! If you love mysteries, thrillers, unguessable endings, and police investigation, you should definitely read these books!

Uniquely written, insanely chilling psychological thriller that knocked my socks off.

This book is awesome. I don't often say this, but one of my favorite things about it was its format. In a simply awesome way, Cara Hunter used various forms of writing, including texts, news articles, podcasts, interviews, calls, voicemail, emails, forms and more. This diversity in writing styles makes the reading experience simply more spicy and engaging. For this reason, while I'm an avid reader in general, I would likely recommend The Whole Truth to a friend who doesn't read much because it's boring or difficult. Paired with the unusual plot, this thriller is likely going to change their mind.

While this is the fifth book in the Fawley series, it's totally a standalone. Hear me out: I usually hate picking up a book in a series that's not the first one, but in case of Cara Hunter's writing, I dare say it's seriously even better this way. That's because at the beginning of the book, the author inserts a table with answers to something like a police questionnaire in which DI Adam Fawley, the main character, as well as other key characters, answer them in a fun way. Let's say it did wade me want to read the first four books, but it did not make me drop The Whole Truth in any way.

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow. That was went through my head when I finished the last chapter. It was the sort of book that you are racing to find out the answers but also one that you don’t want to finish. It was a rollercoaster of a thriller that had me gripped from the beginning. I think each story about Adam Fawley just gets better and better. You just started to feel like you knew where this book was heading and then it raced off in another exciting direction. If I could award more than 5 stars I would.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read a preview copy of this book.

I absolutely love these books. No crime is as clear cut as at first thought and there is always a twist I didn’t see coming.

Adam Fawley and his team are called to investigate a university student’s claims of indecent assault by his female tutor and Gavin Parrie rears his ugly head again to cause Adam and his wife problems.

These books are of a high police procedural genre and I look forward to the next instalment.

Many thanks to the publishers and netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

The whole truth by Cara Hunter.
This is book 5 of DI Adam Fawley.
Brilliant read. I love this series. Adam is my favourite character. I love the cover. I Really hope there is more to come. I don't want this series to end. 5*.

I am a huge fan of Cara Hunter's DI Fawley series set in Oxford and so was very excited to read the newest book in the series. In 'The Whole Truth' an Oxford student accuses a University professor of sexual assault, There is a parallel story centring round the murder of a friend of Fawley's wife.
Like the previous books in the series this is a strong police procedural with a good sense of place. I love the flawed character of Adam Fawley as well as the other members of his team. I did find that the use of the two plot lines made this a little disjointed - but this is a minor criticism of a very strong series.
Highly recommended
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC.

As I've come to expect from Cara Hunter this was a tense and twisty thriller with some heart stopping moments, brought alive by her unique stye of different POV and social media commentary.

DI Fawley is facing a stressful summer. His wife, Alex, is nearing the end of their longed for late pregnancy and on strict instructions to take it easy. But the release from prison after many years of her attacker, his promises of revenge and the efforts of a miscarriages of justice podcast to revisit Alex's crucial evidence make it hard for her to relax, especially as she is convinced she is being watched.

Meanwhile Fawley finds himself summoned to investigate a sexual assault. The accused a high profile, brilliant academic, the alleged victim a post grad student with an MP as a parent. The twist? The accused is a woman, the accuser a six foot male and as usual no one is telling the whole truth. With pressure from on high to solve this quickly and be discreet, Fawley delegates the investigation of another crime to his team. A woman falls from a bridge in front of a train. It would have been ruled a suicide if the train hadn't braked in time - and all evidence points to murder. And delegating the investigation is Fawley's biggest mistake to date...

I love the way Hunter mixes character development with procedural crime and The Whole Truth doesn't disappoint. Read in one sitting because I absolutely couldn't put it down - hightly recommended.

I absolutely love reading books by Cara and love her style of writing and the subtle use of images to involve the reader in the story. This book was such a page tuner and so much fun to read. I enjoyed the numerous characters and even though there was a lot going on, I never felt that I had lost my way with it due to the author being able to switch effortlessly between them. Highly recommended.

One of my favourites in the series! It had me gripped from the first chapter and I had no clue where it was heading. I absolutely loved the conclusion and it had me genuinely sweating with anticipation and OH MY GOD. I love everything that comes out of Cara's brain.

Trigger Warning: Sexual violence, murder etc

I was delighted to find out that I've been chosen as one of the first readers to read an advanced copy of this book. I love the DI Adam Fawley series with all my heart. I never missed a single book. Although each publication can be read as a standalone, it's best to read from Book 1 to really experience the characters' development and such. This book, in particular, is set to be published in 2021.

The Whole Truth is the fifth instalment and it is as gory and gripping as expected. However, the pace can be a tad slow in the very beginning. It only got interesting in the second half of the book. It is fast-paced towards the ending. I also find myself struggling to remember everyone's names. I'm on book 5 and still clueless? ( probably because I only care about Fawley, oops)

Plot-wise, I enjoyed how everything weaved together towards a satisfying ending. A lot happened in this book. I can't spoil anything but I don't kid when I say A LOT HAPPENED. Can the epilogue be longer, please? I'm so intrigued. It felt rushed somehow.

Again, I can't review this series without mentioning the inclusion of newspaper reports, interview /radio transcripts, WhatsApp messages. I really love these in every single one of the books.

All in all, this was a great addition to my favourite crime series. I can't wait for the sixth book, probably coming in 2022.
Kudos to the author.

Thank you to Penguin Books UK and Netgalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Really loved and enjoyed this book and it’s twisted storyline. It does follow on from from an earlier book in the series, but you don’t need to read these as this is a standalone book. Interesting that these books are soon to be made into a TV series, as while reading them you can see an episode happening in your minds eye. Look forward to the next one.

A good story leaving you on the edge of your seat thinking this can't be happening and also trying to work out what on earth is happening!

#TheWholeTruth #NetGalley
A masterpiece by Cara Hunter.
When an Oxford student accuses one of the university's professors of sexual assault, DI Adam Fawley's team think they've heard it all before. But they couldn't be more wrong.Because this time, the predator is a woman and the shining star of the department, and the student a six-foot male rugby player.Soon DI Fawley and his team are up against the clock to figure out the truth. What they don't realise is that someone is watching.
Someone is lying.
But who?
Read it to know more.
Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin UK for giving me an advance copy of this psychological thriller.

A very well constructed story. Who is telling the truth? who is lying? The belief shifts throughout. DI Fawley is worried about his pregnant wife Alex, The man who raped her years ago has been released from prison and she thinks he is stalking her. Things escalate when a friend of Alex's is murdered. Twists and turns to the very end.

When an Oxford student accuses a lecturer of sexual assault it’s not the case DI Adam Fawley was expecting as the student is male and the lecturer is female.

Fawley is soon put into the rings of Hell when a case comes back to haunt him and his wife, Alex, and could cost more than their marriage.

Oh my god! This book was just the best instalment in the Fawley cases to date. I had to read it slowly to savour each page as it feels like forever since I read the previous book. Cara has created the most wonderful characters who you can’t help but love and care for. It’s not often you could feel this way with police procedural books but this is one gang I adore!
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Such a clever book with your sympathies bouncing from victim to perpetrator and back again as the police themselves are confused as to exactly what crime ahs been committed and by whom.
Set locally to me the place names brought the story to life, as did the details of Oxford college life.

I will definitely be looking out for Fawley in the future

Wow! Cara Hunter has done it AGAIN! With her pulse-racing, nail-biting, stay-up-all-night, cancel-your-life-to-read new book!

‘The Whole Truth’ is her fifth instalment of the DI Fawley series which has just gone from strength to strength with each new release. And this book is testament to her unique writing style and her amazing ability to weave a good tale.

I do recommend, if you haven’t read the previous books in this series, to read them before starting this one. Whilst Cara provides brief insights at the beginning of this book to bring you up to speed. I personally didn’t feel these notes are enough for a ‘newbie’ to enjoy this book fully as a stand-alone novel. It is my opinion that this book bears far greater weight having followed the series.

This book, as the others, features Hunter’s trademark style of peppering her stories with various social media channels and newspaper clippings. Unlike others who have attempted this, Cara’s style really does embellish the story and makes it feel not only more realistic (and in some places humorous) but very modern and up-to-date.

I just couldn’t put this book down! It was utterly brilliant and had me hooked from the moment I opened it on my kindle. ‘The Whole Truth’ seamlessly blends 3 unrelated stories into one, slowly increasing the pressure and pace. I remember looking down at the ‘time left in book’ and thinking wow Cara I’ve only got 50 minutes of reading left and there’s an awful lot to solve. I really hope I don’t have to wait for the next book! But luckily for me I had nothing to worry about...

The only way I can describe the ending of this book is like watching a firework display. It’s all very beautiful in the beginning and in time with the melody... then you reach the end and you’re met with an explosion of short (paragraph length) chapters that quickly and effortlessly flick between all three narratives. Drawing your attention left, right and centre. Each one stopping with a new twist, revelation or decision ‘Ooh! Ahh!’. Before ending with an almighty BANG leaving you to catch your breath and with slightly starry eyes reflect on what just happened.

An excellent new novel by a wonderfully accomplished writer, you’d be a fool to not read them all!

Thanks to NetGalley for my advance copy in exchange for my honest review.