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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
A worthy third installment in the Matthew Corbett series. McCammon is a talented story tell, to be sure. This audio edition was exceptionally narrated. I look forward beginning the next adventure.
I loved this book! To be fair, I have loved everything Mr McCammon has ever written and knew I would especially love this based on the title and because it was part of the exceptionally wonderful Matthew Corbett series. I saved it for a long weekend when I could really indulge myself and I’m glad I did. Warning, it had some hard to read violence but it was part of the plot. All in all, highly recommended!
I really enjoy these characters and this series. Although this particular installment starts out quite predictable and without the self assured, intelligent Corbett I was used too, the story winds up at a fast pace with much more mystery and Corbett applying his deductive reasoning skills I admire.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
My favorite of the three Matthew Corbett books I've read. Couldn't put this down!
В первых главах я подумала, что Маккаммон начал сдавать, а это он, оказывается, разгонялся. Пожалуй, первая книга из серии, где так много жестокости и неожиданных поворотов, что помогает главному герою и в то же время ломает его. Понравились и маленькая мистическая зарисовка в конце — очень в духе того времени и атмосферы всех книг.
4.5 stars; Matthew made choices that were unusual for his character which took me out of the story a bit. Overall, as with the other novels in the series, McCammon does an excellent job fleshing out characters and describing places and circumstances in creative and interesting ways.
Matthew Corbett and Hudson Greathouse are tasked with transporting a dangerous killer, whom readers caught a brief glimpse of in the last book, from the asylum where he's been housed to the docks in New York where he'll be shipped off to face English justice. It seems like an easy task but the prisoner, Mr. Slaughter - the title character, is "more cunning than insane" and he manages to set in motion a chain of horrific events. I've always had mixed emotions about Matthew as a MC and for the first third of the book I thought this story was going to permanently swing my opinion to the negative side as he seemed to be buying into his own positive press. While I admit that I've been itching to see Matthew served up with a piece of humble pie, I never thought so many people would have to pay the price for his hubris. This installment in the series is less a mystery, though there is a side mystery that presents itself towards the end, than it is a game of cat and mouse. Mr. Slaughter makes for a truly despicable villain and I was riveted as the events unfolded. Though I think Matthew was absolved of his actions/inactions a little too easily, and unbelievably quickly in one instance, it'll be interesting to see how Matthew moves forward and if he can so easily forgive himself. As far as things go in Matthew's personal life, I'd like to see a little more development in the Matthew/Berry relationship.