Who Cares if they Die

Written by Wendy Dranfield

Narrated by Peter Noble

Soundings and Choc Lit present the audiobook edition of Who Cares if They Die. It starts with the hanging woman in the Maple Valley woods; the woman with no shoes, no car and no name. On paper it’s an obvious case of suicide – but to Officer Dean Matheson, something doesn’t add up. Then there are the other deaths, deaths that also look like suicides – but are they? The victims are all women living on the fringes of society, addicts and criminals. Who will miss them? Does anyone really care if they die? Dean Matheson is making it his business to care, even if it means he becomes a target…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Soundings
• Release date: Sep 25, 2018
• ISBN: 9781407977904

Reviews for Who Cares if they Die

[Amanda Hixson · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

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It starts with the hanging woman in the Maple Valley woods; the woman with no shoes, no car, and no name. On paper, it’s an obvious case of suicide – but to Officer Dean Matheson, something doesn’t add up.

Then there are the other deaths, deaths that also look like suicides – but are they? The victims are all women living on the fringes of society, addicts, and criminals. Who will miss them? Does anyone really care if they die?

Dean Matheson is making it his business to care, even if it means he becomes a target...

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I enjoyed “??? ????? ?? ???? ???”, which has some good twists and turns. There are also a few humorous lines and it’s one of those novels where the killer's identity is revealed early on and while the motive remains hidden for slightly longer it too is not a secret. This means that the novel is more about how Dean investigates the crimes and the killer's tricks. As his head is not in the right place he is easily fooled and as the killer has plenty of tricks the novel is a roller coaster of anticipation about what will happen next.

It is an entertaining novel with regards the plot but I found the tone rather simplistic for my tastes. I thought the characters rather one dimensional despite the intriguing situations they find themselves in, as if the author had stock reactions to each set of circumstances.
Dean Mathieson is not a very appealing protagonist. Despite other characters saying how nice he is he comes across as self-indulgent and not very smart at working out the ramifications of his actions.

“??? ????? ?? ???? ???” is an easy way to pass a few hours. I doubt I'll continue the series though.