Review: A great read by David Wailing
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2012
Fake KateThis is a fast-paced book, with many (often unexpected)  twists and turns. The story hinges around the efforts of Belinda to find her missing older sister, the eponymous Kate.I must say that 'chic-lit' is not my usual genre of choice, but I was intrigued by the premise, and also by the fact that it was written by a man, which is somewhat unusual for this type of book. In addition, the story is based around internet-dating, something which I have some experience of, having met my now wife in this way.The story fairly rattles along, with many funny moments and the occasional darker part. Belinda decides that one way to find the missing Kate is to recreate her life to some extent, meet her sister's dates, and see if any of them can shed any light on her disappearance.The use of each dates' dating profile page is an inspired way to bring the characters to life, and to change chapters.As with all the best detective stories, the clues are all there for the reader to try to work out what the end game is likely to be. I have to say that of all the possible endings to this story, the one that was used would not have appeared in my top twenty of possible endings! Nevertheless, I have to ask myself,  had the story had a 'predictable' ending, would it have detracted from the book in any way? Well surely if the ending is predictable, there is little point in reading it, is there?I give this book 4 stars for its originality and readability. I'd be happy to read more of Mr Wailing's work.