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beastreader's review against another edition
3.0
Two men with the same first name, Noel die on the same night. Is this just a bizarre coincidence or is there some connection to these two men’s deaths? Both men died in different ways.
The first was Noel Rafferty, who was part of a Dublin gang. He was known as “Grassy Noel” because he enjoyed partaking in smoking marijuana over hash. Grassy Noel was one of the top lieutenants in the gang.
The other Noel was also from the Rafferty family. He was the older Mr. Rafferty. His death was being ruled as a tragic accident.
No one believes the two deaths are connected. The only person who does is Gina Rafferty. She will stop at nothing to get justice for her family.
Winterland by Alan Glynn is the first book I have read by this author. I thought it was pretty good. It started out alright but lost some steam throughout parts of the books. Though, the ending was good. The only person I really found of interest was Gina. When she wasn’t in the scenes than I didn’t really pay attention to what was transpiring between the other characters. What made Gina appealing to me was her drive and determination to uncover the truth behind the deaths of her family members. Overall, Winterland is a pretty good novel worth giving it a try.
The first was Noel Rafferty, who was part of a Dublin gang. He was known as “Grassy Noel” because he enjoyed partaking in smoking marijuana over hash. Grassy Noel was one of the top lieutenants in the gang.
The other Noel was also from the Rafferty family. He was the older Mr. Rafferty. His death was being ruled as a tragic accident.
No one believes the two deaths are connected. The only person who does is Gina Rafferty. She will stop at nothing to get justice for her family.
Winterland by Alan Glynn is the first book I have read by this author. I thought it was pretty good. It started out alright but lost some steam throughout parts of the books. Though, the ending was good. The only person I really found of interest was Gina. When she wasn’t in the scenes than I didn’t really pay attention to what was transpiring between the other characters. What made Gina appealing to me was her drive and determination to uncover the truth behind the deaths of her family members. Overall, Winterland is a pretty good novel worth giving it a try.
ptaradactyl's review
4.0
This book managed to be simultaneously unexpected and logical, which made for a very enjoyable read.
I tend to get cranky with average-person-solves-a-mystery plots, because the protagonists do such stupid things. Stupid things like running toward gunshots. Stupid things like refusing to listen to the police and other authorities. Stupid things like going to a confrontation without letting anyone know where they will be.
Winterland's protagonist does try to solve a mystery that no one else notices, but she does it in such a way that you could often see yourself making the same decisions. Even when she makes gambles I might not, the plot twists them in new ways.
It's different. It's well-written. It pulls you in and keeps you reading. And it takes you for a fun ride to the end.
I tend to get cranky with average-person-solves-a-mystery plots, because the protagonists do such stupid things. Stupid things like running toward gunshots. Stupid things like refusing to listen to the police and other authorities. Stupid things like going to a confrontation without letting anyone know where they will be.
Winterland's protagonist does try to solve a mystery that no one else notices, but she does it in such a way that you could often see yourself making the same decisions. Even when she makes gambles I might not, the plot twists them in new ways.
It's different. It's well-written. It pulls you in and keeps you reading. And it takes you for a fun ride to the end.
corrompido's review
1.0
I did not like this book at all, in fact I only read ~70% of it. The writing style in the beginning was jarringly bad, but even once it got better the characters were pretty weak. On one level the story is a detective novel, but you know from the beginning basically who killed whom and why. Stay away.
wegmarken2006's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.25
teejayniu's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent novel, but didn't really capture my full attention until the back half as the stories started coming together. It took me a while to get through this one. I liked the way Alan Glynn kept shifting focus between characters in rapid-fire short sections, especially in the same scenes.
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