It is always difficult when you have read the books to agree with the way the story has been adapted for a TV show, and that is the case here. Michael Robotham's novel tell a big story and take his time doing it and 'The Suspect' the first in the series sets up the characters who will form the nucleus of the entire series of books. It is obviously hard to try and capture that adequately in a TV show when you don't have the luxury of that time.
Aidan Turner always a fav, does a good job as Joe, but he needs to as the surrounding characters just fall so short of what they are in his books. The character of Ruiz is so miscast. Imagine Gary Oldman in Slow Horses, and that to me is Vincent Ruiz, he is a brilliantly wry character in the books, in this he is just, there! As to are the wife and daughter Jullieanne and Charley characters. I thought this story was made for TV but it would seem I was wrong.
Aidan Turner always a fav, does a good job as Joe, but he needs to as the surrounding characters just fall so short of what they are in his books. The character of Ruiz is so miscast. Imagine Gary Oldman in Slow Horses, and that to me is Vincent Ruiz, he is a brilliantly wry character in the books, in this he is just, there! As to are the wife and daughter Jullieanne and Charley characters. I thought this story was made for TV but it would seem I was wrong.