Name: Broadchurch
ISBN: 9781250055507

Erin Kelly

Chris Chibnall

A novelization of the hit television show follows detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller as they search for a young boy's killer among numerous suspects and a brewing media storm. TV tie-in.

Broadchurch

Inspired by the first season of the BAFTA award-winning ITV series, this is the official, unmissable Broadchurch novel. Incredibly moving and containing never-before-seen material, it takes you inside the minds and motivations of the unforgettable cast of characters. It's a hot July morning in the Dorset town of Broadchurch when Beth Latimer realises that her eleven-year-old son, Danny, is missing. As Beth searches desperately for her boy, her best friend, local police officer DS Ellie Miller, arrives at work to find that the promotion she was promised has been given to disreputable Scottish outsider DI Alec Hardy. When Danny's body is found on the beach Ellie must put her feelings aside as she works with DI Hardy to solve the mystery of Danny's death. As the case becomes a murder investigation the news hits the national press, jolting sleepy Broadchurch into the national spotlight. As the town's secrets begin to unravel, members of this tight-knit community begin to consider those in their midst. Right now it's impossible to know who to trust...

Yulande Lindsay

I read this book in three days. I simply couldn't put it away.Usually I'm not enamored of books written in the present tense. For me at least, they often come off as gimmicky at best, pretentious at worst. But Broadchurch had an immediacy to it that kept me reading. I didn't watch the series and so came to this relatively new, with one exception - I knew who the murderer was. I was reading an article on the television series and the writer revealed that information. Still...I was curious. So when I saw it on NetGalley I requested it. I'll tell you something, knowing who the murderer was made no difference. None. In the middle of the book I was convinced. Convinced that the writer of that article had gotten it wrong. There were no hints. At all. And when the reveal happened I found myself just as shocked. Asking all sorts of questions. Frankly traumatised. 

Well developed characters I thought. The victims' family just about wrecked me and that epilogue had me bawling. 

Highly recommended.

Georgia Carr

As a huge fan of the ITV series, I was equal parts excited and nervous to read this book. It's not the best crime novel I've ever read and sure, the whole mystery is solved by the first page because I've seen the show but nevertheless, I loved the insight into how the characters tick, especially Alec Hardy. It's definitely worth a read if you enjoyed the TV series.

Christina Baltimore 

received a copy of Broadchurch for free through Goodreads First Reads.

Detective Ellie Miller goes back to work after a vacation only to find out that she has been overlooked for a promotion. Alec Hardy receives the promotion and quickly realizes that some communities like Broadchurch are not trusting of outsiders. He and Ellie have to start working together because soon they are faced with a murdered boy on the beach. Eleven year old Danny Latimer, is Ellie’s son’s friend and he, is found murdered on the beach. The town is shocked and everyone is a suspect in Alec’s eyes. The town has secrets and events from years before have resulted in the death Danny Latimer.
 

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Chantale

I did watch Broadchurch and I really like it so I was happy to review this book. 

I really enjoy this book and even though I already knew what was going to happen it kept me reading and I was hooked on this book and couldn't stop reading. It is very well written and I think if you like crime drama you will love this book. 

I give this 5 out of 5

Emma Lechner

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.