A review by linhgaga
The Borrowed by Chan Ho-Kei

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

**Omg!! Just finished it now and I’m still in utter shock. What a brilliant plot twist at the last few lines!!!**

Chan Ho Keith (CHK) is an extremely capable writer. I already have tons of respect for him after reading ‘Second Sister’. Coming to this one cold, my expectation was high and gladly I was not disappointed in the end. CHK knows how to fascinate readers, and is the type of writer that can simplify the complex. The watertight logic and deduction lines are just like music to my ears - either there are no plot holes or that he has masked them all. There is no need for blood and violence as there is already enough substance. If there is just one very minor complaint, I struggled a little bit with shorter stories from separate timelines. But overall a must read for all lovers of the crime genre!