(3.5 / 5)
The Right Wrong Thing is an extremely interesting and entertaining thriller told from a very different perspective.
The story is told through the eyes of Dr Dot Meyerhoff, a psychological consultant with the police department. After recommending that Randy Spelling is psychologically fit to begin working as a police officer, the young officer gets involved in two major incidents, one involving the accidental killing of an innocent pregnant teenager. When Randy attempts to apologise to the distraught family, it has dire consequences. Dr Meyerhoff, then gets herself involved in the investigation and finds herself trying to catch a killer.
What really interested me about this book is the psychological viewpoint. I don’t think I have ever read a book where the narrator is a psychologist and is dealing with complex psychological problems of their patients. Having completed half a psychology degree and having an interest in all this mind stuff, I was fascinated with the obviously extensive knowledge of the author. She knows her stuff and it was fascinating.
It was fascinating, it was well written, exciting and thrilling in places, and had interesting twists and turns.
What I didn’t like about this book was the stupidity of the main character. Dot got herself in many situations that wouldn’t take a clinical psychologist to know, were IDIOTIC. I just found it a bit too unbelievable that she would do some of the things that she did.
The other characters were great. Loved all the police officers and the chief was extremely damaged and a really interesting character. Even Dot was a great character, she just made STUPID decisions!
I really enjoyed that the narrator was an older woman. A refreshing change from the common young characters that I have read in most novels recently. She had life experience, and a head on her shoulders… Which just made her decisions even more unbelievable.
Would I recommend it?
Yes! Despite the things I didn’t like, it was still a very enjoyable and fascinating read. I wouldn’t mind reading her other stuff, especially the non fiction books!
thanks to Oceanview Publishing via NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my review.
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