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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The novel has great pacing and is packed with action right from page one. Brigid Quinn is such a badass female protagonist. Not only is she really tough, but she also doesn’t hide her flaws from the reader and is such an unapologetic character. She is also quite funny and fairly realistically portrayed in terms of personality which makes for a great contrast to the police procedural narrative presented throughout. Many twists and turns are included that will keep you guessing. The novel also contains details of Quinn’s marriage which I loved because of how realistic aspects of it were.
Although I love Brigid Quinn, some of the things that she does seem out of the ordinary for a 59-year-old woman even if she is a retired FBI agent. Sometimes it’s quite hard for me to picture the protagonist as that age because of how Masterman describes her. Hopefully, the character becomes more refined as the series progresses. The narrative does end quite neatly, as it does in many other crime fiction novels, and while it didn’t bother me massively, it’s definitely a detail to consider.
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Although I love Brigid Quinn, some of the things that she does seem out of the ordinary for a 59-year-old woman even if she is a retired FBI agent. Sometimes it’s quite hard for me to picture the protagonist as that age because of how Masterman describes her. Hopefully, the character becomes more refined as the series progresses. The narrative does end quite neatly, as it does in many other crime fiction novels, and while it didn’t bother me massively, it’s definitely a detail to consider.
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Gore
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