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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
This is my fifth Hickey. Her writing provides a comfortable ride through a story: she knows rural people and she knows the land they live on. On top of that, she writes compelling plots with multiple threads of possibility and interest to keep you guessing.
In addition to knowing the land and people, Hickey understands the politics and tensions between different interest groups, and with her tackling clean energy and wind farms, she is tapping into some ready-made tension. This is a growing trend in crime writing, as seen recently in Matthew Spencer's Broke Road where wine makers are pitted against coal miners.
In terms of protagonists, I'm not sure if I'm a big fan of the husband and wife detective team in this story... But then I'm still grieving that Hickey hasn't done another Mark Ariti. I'd enjoy finding out more about him!
The confession of the guilty party at the end of this story also felt a little too convenient and unforced though, I have to say, even though dramatically it worked very well. I found myself thinking why are you admitting to everything you fool? Although there's always that assumption that whoever is guilty must be just a bit unbalanced and egotistical...
All up, smooth interesting writing; good tension and suspense with a knotty problem at its heart. Light and entertaining. It will suck you in.
In addition to knowing the land and people, Hickey understands the politics and tensions between different interest groups, and with her tackling clean energy and wind farms, she is tapping into some ready-made tension. This is a growing trend in crime writing, as seen recently in Matthew Spencer's Broke Road where wine makers are pitted against coal miners.
In terms of protagonists, I'm not sure if I'm a big fan of the husband and wife detective team in this story... But then I'm still grieving that Hickey hasn't done another Mark Ariti. I'd enjoy finding out more about him!
The confession of the guilty party at the end of this story also felt a little too convenient and unforced though, I have to say, even though dramatically it worked very well. I found myself thinking why are you admitting to everything you fool? Although there's always that assumption that whoever is guilty must be just a bit unbalanced and egotistical...
All up, smooth interesting writing; good tension and suspense with a knotty problem at its heart. Light and entertaining. It will suck you in.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes