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The Good Turn by Dervla McTiernan

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adrianjd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Best one of the trilogy for me. Two separate story lines which hook together as the book develops. Not totally focussed on Cormac as the first two were. This novel also has a storyline concerning Peter who has been a bit part player thus far.

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Brilliant plotting but the most impressive feature for me were the little human touches that bring the characters and their speech to life. I need to read the others in the series now -sadly this was the last of the trio so I hope the earlier ones are not spoilt by my knowledge. Two minor quibbles, the author insists on giving irrelevant details sometimes of exactly how a character is dressed, or exactly how a room is furnished - as I say it’s irrelevant material. The reading was great, lovely and the range of voices by the reader is wonderful- so much so we don’t need the ‘X said’ ‘Y said’ - it becomes irritating