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Chrissy Livingstone #2
Walk Like You
When a major railway accident turns into a bizarre case of a missing body, will this PI’s hunt for the truth take her way off track?
London. Private investigator Chrissy Livingstone’s dirty work has taken her down a different path to her family. But when her upper-class sister begs her to locate a friend missing after a horrific train crash, she feels duty-bound to assist. Though when the two dig deeper, all the evidence seems to lead to one mysterious conclusion: the woman doesn’t want to be found.
Still with no idea why the woman was on the train, and an unidentified body uncannily resembling the missing person lying unclaimed in the mortuary, the sisters follow a trail of cryptic clues through France. The mystery deepens when they learn someone else is searching, and their motive could be murder…
Can Chrissy find the woman before she meets a terrible fate?
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2019
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About the author
Linda Coles
34 books65 followersHi, I'm Linda Coles and I write British crime novels. #GreatBritishCrime. #BritishCrimeDrama
An English woman myself, I now reside in New Zealand with my husband, 1 cat and 6 wonderful goats. Google Earth and two UK based editors ensure I keep my stories and language, accurate. I’m the author of 17 books including four non-fiction and two of a very different genre published under a pen name.
I currently have three different series published:
Detectives Jack Rutherford and Amanda Lacey set in Croydon, south London.
Private investigator Chrissy Livingstone set in the upmarket areas of Surrey.
Amateur sleuth, mini-cab driver and part-time grave digger Will Peters, set in the Midlands.
There’s something for everyone!
A #1 Amazon bestselling author, I’ve been writing since 2011
A full-time writer, I also write newsletter content for accountants across the country, something to ‘cleanse my palette on’ and the polar opposite of dead bodies on the other side of the world. My claims to fame include having a cuddle with Lee Child, sharing a New York cab with Heather Graham, and interviewing Karen Slaughter as a podcast guest.
My latest book and series, Where There’s a Will is the first in a trilogy and sees Will Peters insert himself into the investigation of a young homeless man found dead in the woods. There’s a message written on his chest: Your Move. With the help of some of his elderly mini-cab customers, the unlikely group endeavor to solve the case, any way they can. With a serious message, it’s often amusing. Think Man on the Street and Thursday Murder Club rolled into one. I know you’ll enjoy it.
You can find out more of my work at lindacoles.com and all the usual social channels.
Drop me a line and say hello.
An English woman myself, I now reside in New Zealand with my husband, 1 cat and 6 wonderful goats. Google Earth and two UK based editors ensure I keep my stories and language, accurate. I’m the author of 17 books including four non-fiction and two of a very different genre published under a pen name.
I currently have three different series published:
Detectives Jack Rutherford and Amanda Lacey set in Croydon, south London.
Private investigator Chrissy Livingstone set in the upmarket areas of Surrey.
Amateur sleuth, mini-cab driver and part-time grave digger Will Peters, set in the Midlands.
There’s something for everyone!
A #1 Amazon bestselling author, I’ve been writing since 2011
A full-time writer, I also write newsletter content for accountants across the country, something to ‘cleanse my palette on’ and the polar opposite of dead bodies on the other side of the world. My claims to fame include having a cuddle with Lee Child, sharing a New York cab with Heather Graham, and interviewing Karen Slaughter as a podcast guest.
My latest book and series, Where There’s a Will is the first in a trilogy and sees Will Peters insert himself into the investigation of a young homeless man found dead in the woods. There’s a message written on his chest: Your Move. With the help of some of his elderly mini-cab customers, the unlikely group endeavor to solve the case, any way they can. With a serious message, it’s often amusing. Think Man on the Street and Thursday Murder Club rolled into one. I know you’ll enjoy it.
You can find out more of my work at lindacoles.com and all the usual social channels.
Drop me a line and say hello.
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February 10, 2020
Preface: I received a free copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Explicit content: Sex trade is mentioned in passing
Sadly, when I finished this book, I felt like I had just wasted several hours of my life. This novel just isn't sure what it wants to be. It's not a thriller or an action novel - there's no semblance of either of those. It's not really a mystery - there's nothing to be solved. Really, it's almost like a reverse mystery, where you don't even know there is a mystery to be solved until you're right at the end, and then they suddenly throw a bunch of clues in your face and pretend something was happening the entire time, when it wasn't.
The novel's biggest problem is it has almost no plot whatsoever. Lady gets in a train wreck. Lady survives. Lady steals the identity of another lady on the train and runs off. Several other groups try to find her, just because (??). Lady does nothing but wander around and talk to cab drivers for 300 pages. Lady is found. The end. That's it, that's the whole novel. Nothing of consequence happens. None of the characters have any growth or development of importance. There's not really even any climax. It just kinda ends.
Another glaring issue is that Susan behaves like an alien for almost the whole book. She just does all this absurd stuff that no human would ever do - like freakin' stealing the identity of a dead woman just after getting in a trainwreck. There is a half-assed explanation right at the very end, but it makes no sense, and isn't foreshadowed at all. The author tries to explain all of her actions literally in the last 20 pages of the novel, despite us having been in her head for half of it already. Not once does she think about her sister, the plan, nothing, right up until the author decides to wave it around as a big reveal. And even then, the reveals don't explain a ton of her actions, like why anyone would even go along with her bizarre initial plan (the reason she was even on the train) in the first place. I can't get into it without spoilers, but like...no human being would ever behave the way she does.
The third big issue is the padding. There is so, so much in this novel that doesn't need to be there. Susan has /so many/ conversations with random people, mostly taxi drivers, that come to absolutely nothing. Some of them are excused as being set-up for when our PI investigates, but we still didn't need to see any of those conversations on-screen. We could have just gotten them after the fact. Heck, our main character, who the series is named after, doesn't even get in on the case until 100 pages in!! The vast majority of this novel is just Susan wandering around aimlessly, and our "heroes" trying to find her for basically no reason. Again, there's not even any character development to latch onto. Every character is exactly the same person when the story begins as when it ends. There's just no reason for this story to be told.
The final big issue - and this one drove me crazy - is the sheer number of coincidences in this story. Everything that happens is just insanely convenient. Some things are "excused" by the last-minute reveal, but the vast majority of them aren't. The sheer amount of contrivances necessary for this non-story to even occur is astonishing. Heck, the last sentence in the novel is something like "Another coincidence. Or was it?" It's absolutely maddening.
Overall, I would not recommend this novel. It's a story that has no real purpose. There's no action, no intrigue, no character development - nothing that makes a story a, well, story. Give this one a pass, unless you're just really into conversations with taxi drivers.
Explicit content: Sex trade is mentioned in passing
Sadly, when I finished this book, I felt like I had just wasted several hours of my life. This novel just isn't sure what it wants to be. It's not a thriller or an action novel - there's no semblance of either of those. It's not really a mystery - there's nothing to be solved. Really, it's almost like a reverse mystery, where you don't even know there is a mystery to be solved until you're right at the end, and then they suddenly throw a bunch of clues in your face and pretend something was happening the entire time, when it wasn't.
The novel's biggest problem is it has almost no plot whatsoever. Lady gets in a train wreck. Lady survives. Lady steals the identity of another lady on the train and runs off. Several other groups try to find her, just because (??). Lady does nothing but wander around and talk to cab drivers for 300 pages. Lady is found. The end. That's it, that's the whole novel. Nothing of consequence happens. None of the characters have any growth or development of importance. There's not really even any climax. It just kinda ends.
Another glaring issue is that Susan behaves like an alien for almost the whole book. She just does all this absurd stuff that no human would ever do - like freakin' stealing the identity of a dead woman just after getting in a trainwreck. There is a half-assed explanation right at the very end, but it makes no sense, and isn't foreshadowed at all. The author tries to explain all of her actions literally in the last 20 pages of the novel, despite us having been in her head for half of it already. Not once does she think about her sister, the plan, nothing, right up until the author decides to wave it around as a big reveal. And even then, the reveals don't explain a ton of her actions, like why anyone would even go along with her bizarre initial plan (the reason she was even on the train) in the first place. I can't get into it without spoilers, but like...no human being would ever behave the way she does.
The third big issue is the padding. There is so, so much in this novel that doesn't need to be there. Susan has /so many/ conversations with random people, mostly taxi drivers, that come to absolutely nothing. Some of them are excused as being set-up for when our PI investigates, but we still didn't need to see any of those conversations on-screen. We could have just gotten them after the fact. Heck, our main character, who the series is named after, doesn't even get in on the case until 100 pages in!! The vast majority of this novel is just Susan wandering around aimlessly, and our "heroes" trying to find her for basically no reason. Again, there's not even any character development to latch onto. Every character is exactly the same person when the story begins as when it ends. There's just no reason for this story to be told.
The final big issue - and this one drove me crazy - is the sheer number of coincidences in this story. Everything that happens is just insanely convenient. Some things are "excused" by the last-minute reveal, but the vast majority of them aren't. The sheer amount of contrivances necessary for this non-story to even occur is astonishing. Heck, the last sentence in the novel is something like "Another coincidence. Or was it?" It's absolutely maddening.
Overall, I would not recommend this novel. It's a story that has no real purpose. There's no action, no intrigue, no character development - nothing that makes a story a, well, story. Give this one a pass, unless you're just really into conversations with taxi drivers.
August 12, 2020
Are all audiobooks read by English (British) narrators or do I just have a habit of selecting only those? I listened to this book while on my daily walks and it certainly helped me forget about the heat or my sore feet. It was a good mystery with a good plot.
Susan is married but her relationship with her husband has been waning over the past year. He travels a lot (without her) for business so they don't spend much time together. He is a bit possessive when they are together and she finds it annoying. While her husband is in Hong Kong she decides to take a trip to Paris for the weekend - alone. While on the train she spies a woman a few rows ahead of her that could pass for her sister. Only a bit older looking, they share the same hair color, style and build. A catastrophe happens and the train derails and Susan is the sole survivor in her coach car. Sometimes we make decisions on a whim and sometimes those decisions should have been better thought out. But regardless of the unknown outcome, Susan makes a snap decision to grab the look-alike dead woman's bag containing credit cards and passport and make a break from the life she's known.
The idea sounds simple enough on the surface but when you factor in that she has just grabbed the identity of a woman who is under the witness protection program and was, herself, trying to flee her situation, there is surely someone who is going to come searching. And now it is "game on".
A intriguing cat and mouse plot, the story was plausible for the most part. With twists and turns up to the end, it certainly held my attention. I found the ending a bit flat and was expecting a mite more, but it was certainly 8 hours well spent listening to the audio version.
Susan is married but her relationship with her husband has been waning over the past year. He travels a lot (without her) for business so they don't spend much time together. He is a bit possessive when they are together and she finds it annoying. While her husband is in Hong Kong she decides to take a trip to Paris for the weekend - alone. While on the train she spies a woman a few rows ahead of her that could pass for her sister. Only a bit older looking, they share the same hair color, style and build. A catastrophe happens and the train derails and Susan is the sole survivor in her coach car. Sometimes we make decisions on a whim and sometimes those decisions should have been better thought out. But regardless of the unknown outcome, Susan makes a snap decision to grab the look-alike dead woman's bag containing credit cards and passport and make a break from the life she's known.
The idea sounds simple enough on the surface but when you factor in that she has just grabbed the identity of a woman who is under the witness protection program and was, herself, trying to flee her situation, there is surely someone who is going to come searching. And now it is "game on".
A intriguing cat and mouse plot, the story was plausible for the most part. With twists and turns up to the end, it certainly held my attention. I found the ending a bit flat and was expecting a mite more, but it was certainly 8 hours well spent listening to the audio version.
May 5, 2020
After a train goes off its rails and crashes, killing dozens of people, PI Chrissy’s sister comes to her, begging for her help to find her friend who may have been on it. There’s a body who resembles her friend among the wreckage, but something about the entire scene doesn’t sit right with either of the sisters. So they go on a quest for answers. What they learn is more shocking than either of them could’ve anticipated.
Plenty of suspense and action to keep the story going. From the very beginning, we’re plunged into the midst of a train wreck. Chrissy is a very well-written character who I related to almost instantly. She’s intuitive and does what she must to get her job as a PI done, even if that means getting her hands dirty. This book has plenty of death and crime without there being a murder which I thought in itself was an interesting twist. Scenes are described with a good amount of detail.
Book can be read as a standalone though I’m sure book one was just as enjoyable as this one was.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
Plenty of suspense and action to keep the story going. From the very beginning, we’re plunged into the midst of a train wreck. Chrissy is a very well-written character who I related to almost instantly. She’s intuitive and does what she must to get her job as a PI done, even if that means getting her hands dirty. This book has plenty of death and crime without there being a murder which I thought in itself was an interesting twist. Scenes are described with a good amount of detail.
Book can be read as a standalone though I’m sure book one was just as enjoyable as this one was.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
April 22, 2020
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request, and have voluntarily left this review. How did one little fantasy get so out of control. Susan is just going away for the weekend, then her train derails and she walks away from it with some else's purse and identity. A very strange missing person search begins taking the police and a PI from the UK to Paris. An interesting plot and well written character enhance this story that will grab you and keep you listening long after you should have turned it off. Well worth the listen.
December 14, 2019
Another great read in a great series
Once again Linda has created a great read, started well and asked questions throughout, Susan's confusion was evident, excellent novel
Once again Linda has created a great read, started well and asked questions throughout, Susan's confusion was evident, excellent novel
February 9, 2020
Really enjoyed it never read any book’s of Linda Coles before but now can’t wait to read them the book gripped you from the first page to the last couldn’t put it down it was so fast paced I’d definitely recommend it
February 12, 2020
This story was not really a mystery, it was just about Susan going on a trip and pretending to be someone else for awhile after a train wreck. The reason for the wreck was not explored either. There were some underlining stories about Susan and the person she is pretending to be, but not much about the mystery woman and how they ended up connecting and why the mystery woman wanted to meet her. Chrissy and her sister Julie are running after Susan through France to bring her home. The story could have had more mystery or intrigue to it, but it just fell flat for me. I voluntarily reviewed this book.
August 7, 2020
Imagine seeing someone who looks like a near double to yourself and an opportunity where you can change places with that person - about whom you know nothing. In this case, Susan just wants a day or two to get away, experience something she enjoyed as a child, and then return to normal but when she finds herself with an opportunity to take on a totally new identity, she grabs the opportunity and runs with it. Various people have an interest in what happens to her including a good friend, her husband, and some police officers. Maybe I just had too much on my mind when I started this book, but I got the audio version and sometimes found my mind wandering off - which is not a good sign in terms of my finding the book gripping. I was interested in what happened next - but not overwhelmingly so.
February 6, 2020
3.5 rounded to a 4.
I received a free copy of this book, which did not affect my review.
I have never read a book by Linda Coles and although this is a second in a series, it can definitely be read without reading the first. I was not confused at all.
I enjoyed that Chrissy Livingstone is a strong, independent woman, that is also a PI. When her sister doesn't hear from her friend, she asks Chrissy to help her find out what happened to her. This story has plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing, which makes it an enjoyable read.
I will be adding the 1st in the series to my "Want to Read" list.
I received a free copy of this book, which did not affect my review.
I have never read a book by Linda Coles and although this is a second in a series, it can definitely be read without reading the first. I was not confused at all.
I enjoyed that Chrissy Livingstone is a strong, independent woman, that is also a PI. When her sister doesn't hear from her friend, she asks Chrissy to help her find out what happened to her. This story has plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing, which makes it an enjoyable read.
I will be adding the 1st in the series to my "Want to Read" list.
January 5, 2023
It took a good long while for these 2 stories to come together, but that didn't matter, because they were both such interesting stories!
Chrissy and her sister become closer while looking for her sister's friend, who was on a train that wrecked.
I read the 1st of the series (I have a 3 book set) and didn't like the sister all that much. In this one, she becomes less formal and stiff and much more likable.
I am already into the 3rd in the series. If you can over look quite a few typos or wrong words, it's a great series.
Chrissy and her sister become closer while looking for her sister's friend, who was on a train that wrecked.
I read the 1st of the series (I have a 3 book set) and didn't like the sister all that much. In this one, she becomes less formal and stiff and much more likable.
I am already into the 3rd in the series. If you can over look quite a few typos or wrong words, it's a great series.
January 25, 2023
Intriguing Mystery
This book takes place from London England to France and back. A very intriguing plot written in ‘England Style’ that keeps you turning pages well into the night. The bizarre happenings and many twists and turns are very believable, very well written. Like all books that I’ve read by this author, this one doesn’t disappoint. It was very entertaining and I quite enjoyed the writing style - it made me feel as if I were right there in England. If you like mysteries, I highly recommend.
This book takes place from London England to France and back. A very intriguing plot written in ‘England Style’ that keeps you turning pages well into the night. The bizarre happenings and many twists and turns are very believable, very well written. Like all books that I’ve read by this author, this one doesn’t disappoint. It was very entertaining and I quite enjoyed the writing style - it made me feel as if I were right there in England. If you like mysteries, I highly recommend.
June 22, 2020
Chrissy works as a private investigator, While her sister is of the upperclass. When she needs help to find a friend she goes to her. You like the characters, even though two different life styles they come together to help find someone. This leads them to France, odd messages, false identity, with danger. Fast paced with a lot of twists as they try to find the truth of what happened. Given audio and enjoyed and good narration.
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion
June 29, 2020
I was looking forward to Walk Like You having enjoyed Tin Men. With the hugely talented Aoife McMahon narrating, the book started way ahead of others in the genre. The whole story was good and I enjoyed the duplicity and looked forward to the denouement. Unfortunately, for me, it slightly missed the mark. Susan/Tabby's secret that was threatened with revelation wasn't anything to be secretive about at all. However, on the whole the story was good, just fell at the final hurdle.
December 17, 2021
Chrissy and Julie search for their friend who survived a train crash and is trying to swap identities with another crash victim Tabitha Child. She thinks she is off on an adventure but there are people with an ulterior motive after her and Chrissy and Julie with the help of a real police detective need to find her before she falls into their hands. Good story with some holes in the plot but quite readable.
August 11, 2020
It's a weak 4 but certainly better than a 3. This is not a murder mystery, never the less, it is a mystery. And there are so many twists and turns the reader can never be sure if it's the right way or just down another rabbit hole. I haven't read book #1, and, in fact, had trouble discovering what book #1 was. But, find it I did, Tin Men, and I would like to read it as well.
January 23, 2022
Walk Like You
An unusual plot with some strongly established characters. The train tragedy , swapping of identities and Tabitha being a protected witness did seem rather puzzling at first but the connection between Marcus Smith a
nd Charles Morgan was no surprise. An interesting read.
An unusual plot with some strongly established characters. The train tragedy , swapping of identities and Tabitha being a protected witness did seem rather puzzling at first but the connection between Marcus Smith a
nd Charles Morgan was no surprise. An interesting read.
February 3, 2025
I guess I was just expecting for Chrissy Livingston being like a ex FBI type chick yet I feel none of those skills shine through and a lot of it just seemed so aimlessly to me but I will finish up the last book because I had checked them out but this thing is missing a lot but it's good for a rainy weekend......and I love Aoife voice
December 16, 2019
PI Chrissy Livingston is such a strong, likable character This time she teams up with her sister to solve the mystery of the disappearance of her sister’s friend. Lots of mystery and suspense. I recommend this series is you like a good drama.
July 15, 2020
Oh book two got off to a great start, jumping straight in with action and drama. By the end of chapter 2 I knew this was going to be another great read. I enjoyed the easy going storyline, a few twists and a enough to leave you wanting to carry in reading.
April 9, 2021
This was a very enjoyable book about identity theft. Two sisters set off to try to find a friend who is missing. Others are also looking for the lady, who escaped from a deadly train crash. A well-written book, to say the least.
September 3, 2021
I read all three in the series ...
Thoroughly enjoyed all three books. Looking forward to the next. All three had unique plots in interesting locals with the same likeable main characters.
Thoroughly enjoyed all three books. Looking forward to the next. All three had unique plots in interesting locals with the same likeable main characters.
December 17, 2021
Switched identities leads to danger.
Two women decide to switch identities for different reasons. However, a train wreck starts a chase from England to France and back.
A totally different mystery and one I enjoyed immensely.
Two women decide to switch identities for different reasons. However, a train wreck starts a chase from England to France and back.
A totally different mystery and one I enjoyed immensely.
January 22, 2022
Walk Like You
Fantastic read, characters, and storyline. One lady secretly leaving home to meet another one who looked a lot like her. She was secretly
planning a “return to the past”. A definite must read
Fantastic read, characters, and storyline. One lady secretly leaving home to meet another one who looked a lot like her. She was secretly
planning a “return to the past”. A definite must read
February 10, 2022
Very good story
This story is well written with interesting characters and scenes. The story moved along well with enough twists to keep you interested. Following the story of each group of people was also well done.
This story is well written with interesting characters and scenes. The story moved along well with enough twists to keep you interested. Following the story of each group of people was also well done.
May 28, 2022
What ever makes this woman think she can write ! ! !
I am so ashamed that I read this dross, the beginning was so poorly written I persisted with it to see if it got any better, it didn't ! ! ! !
I am so ashamed that I read this dross, the beginning was so poorly written I persisted with it to see if it got any better, it didn't ! ! ! !
September 10, 2022
This book lost points due to several annoying errors - in several instances, it seemed as though the writer changed the structure of sentences and then did not bother to take out extraneous words. A little proofreading would have greatly improved the reading experience.
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August 7, 2020This book kept me on my toes and wonder why Susan was running and who the other woman was!! I highly recommend this book!
August 23, 2020
This is a nice summer read, nothing ultra special as the theme has been used before by other authors.
September 7, 2020
Enjoyable and engaging. Cleverly plotted. Narrated well by Aoife McMahon.
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