Dorothea Stewart

If you have read the Jordan/Hill series by Val McDermid this is a total disappointment. Hill is talking constantly. Jordan can't barely open a door without Hill telling her how to do it. Not so in the books: Jordan is a energetic character, the other members of the team contribute much more and are not just looking at Hill. Hill is a more quiet and reclusive guy. I wonder if Ms. McDermid approved of the skewing of her characters. Maybe she just needed the money at that time.

They should have called it Misery Road. Everybody is miserable. The cops, the wife, the daughter. All clichés: the disgruntled cop who disappoints his family, the nagging wife and the dysfunctional daughter. Also, the cop who doesn't talk, just being the lone 'rider'. Frustrating to watch because nothing is new, just worn out old paths.

Spoiler Alert! The scenery is great and for that it is worthwhile watching. I mean Tasmania - not your everyday filming spot. However, there are some holes in the plot. Others have pointed them out: how did the boy and girl survive and got out, for example. The biggest hole though is: the whole story and trauma hinges on the two young men who died trying to rescue the young boy. They were called, the girl said, she did. Now, they both were about to drown and were shook around in the stormy waves, in the water for quite a while. But as she reaches the rock, she can take out her phone and call the others? Give me a break!