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The Killer Question
by Janice Hallett
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another wonderful book by Janice Hallett. As always, she crafted a brilliant mysteries full of many different pieces that come together wonderfully at the end, quirky characters, and hints and foreshadowing in between the lines.
Similar to her other books, I am completely hooked from the start. It was hard to put this down, I keep wanting to find out more and more what had happened and what will happen.
Also love the pacing of the book; considering this was handed as a pitch for a Netflix docuseries, I feel that the pace totally fit what typical true crime docuseries would be like. Love that touch!.
Though personally what I find missing in this book is the connection towards the characters. In her previous books, her characters always feel “close” - people we may not know well but enough to say hi to whenever we see them. To read their correspondences thus feel more intimate and invasive. These characters feel more distant - and while they are fun and quirky and alive, it’s harder to particularly connect to them.
While the ending definitely “makes sense” in a way - it’s not really… my favourite. With the tension keep rising and rising throughout the book, I had expected it to “explode” during a climate. Though the reveal doss explain all the different mysteries throughout the book… the climax to feel more underwhelming. Had just expected more bodies, I suppose.
Still! Another brilliantly well-written book that I enjoyed a lot. Can’t wait to re-read it at another day to enjoy the what I had missed in my first read.
Similar to her other books, I am completely hooked from the start. It was hard to put this down, I keep wanting to find out more and more what had happened and what will happen.
Also love the pacing of the book; considering this was handed as a pitch for a Netflix docuseries, I feel that the pace totally fit what typical true crime docuseries would be like. Love that touch!.
Though personally what I find missing in this book is the connection towards the characters. In her previous books, her characters always feel “close” - people we may not know well but enough to say hi to whenever we see them. To read their correspondences thus feel more intimate and invasive. These characters feel more distant - and while they are fun and quirky and alive, it’s harder to particularly connect to them.
While the ending definitely “makes sense” in a way - it’s not really… my favourite. With the tension keep rising and rising throughout the book, I had expected it to “explode” during a climate. Though the reveal doss explain all the different mysteries throughout the book… the climax to feel more underwhelming. Had just expected more bodies, I suppose.
Still! Another brilliantly well-written book that I enjoyed a lot. Can’t wait to re-read it at another day to enjoy the what I had missed in my first read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Cancer, Kidnapping