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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I did not expect to care about Mick Kennedy this much, thank you Tana French.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was DARK. It’s part of a series and it’s definitely my least fave just because of how dark it was. The author is a phenomenal writer but this story was just not for me.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i couldn’t have possibly cared less about the characters in this book and i found the ending boring
Tana French. You did me in with this one. Did. Me. In.
This is not just a crime fiction book - it goes beyond the crime, the murder, into the psyche of people on the edge. It brings into play how money and our consumer society shapes us, changes us blinds us. It raises questions of moral ambiguity in situations that should be black and white. And just when you think you have a handle on it, it throws a curve into it that you never saw coming. And then another. And then another.
Scorcher, our murder detective (last seen as the jerk cop in Faithful Place), is called to the scene of a brutal triple murder - a husband and his two kids. The wife is teetering on the edge between life and death. And - wouldn't you know it - the scene of the crime is the place where Scorcher's mother committed suicide when he was fifteen years old. Creepy, right?
Throw in the mix Scorcher's brand new partner, a peeping tom, an unknown wild animal in the attic being filmed through a baby monitor, and a crumbling housing development left half empty by the economic recession, and you have got yourself a novel that kept me up multiple nights and completely blindsided by the ending.
I really enjoyed this one. Five stars. Recommend.
This is not just a crime fiction book - it goes beyond the crime, the murder, into the psyche of people on the edge. It brings into play how money and our consumer society shapes us, changes us blinds us. It raises questions of moral ambiguity in situations that should be black and white. And just when you think you have a handle on it, it throws a curve into it that you never saw coming. And then another. And then another.
Scorcher, our murder detective (last seen as the jerk cop in Faithful Place), is called to the scene of a brutal triple murder - a husband and his two kids. The wife is teetering on the edge between life and death. And - wouldn't you know it - the scene of the crime is the place where Scorcher's mother committed suicide when he was fifteen years old. Creepy, right?
Throw in the mix Scorcher's brand new partner, a peeping tom, an unknown wild animal in the attic being filmed through a baby monitor, and a crumbling housing development left half empty by the economic recession, and you have got yourself a novel that kept me up multiple nights and completely blindsided by the ending.
I really enjoyed this one. Five stars. Recommend.
Wow - Tana French does it again. What a great read - tightly written, focused on a domestic crime. Like peeling an artichoke - layers keep coming off to give the reader new complexities to think about.
dark
slow-paced