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Just One Evil Act
by Elizabeth George
No. Just--what? No.
If this were not an Elizabeth George novel, I probably would have given it a 3. But I come to her books expecting more than just "Liked it." I just wrote a completely fawning description of her work on my blog, where in particular I mentioned how moving and haunting her subplots and one-off characters are. And here we have...some dull PI and his dull employees, a nice Italian police detective with a nice mom and even a nice ex-wife, and a caricature of a tabloid journalist. Oh, and Lynley's dating a commoner. Yawn.
My only concern was, given her willingness to kill of Lady Helen, that Hadiyyah's life might really be in danger. Once she survived, who cares about the rest? Okay, I was also concerned that Sgt. Havers would lose her job. Instead, her job is saved, but she's accidentally sold her soul to the devil, and the only piece of joy in her life is forever gone. Swell.
I was--this is hard to say--bored for much of the book. Bored. By Elizabeth George. I can only hope this was some sad aberration.
If this were not an Elizabeth George novel, I probably would have given it a 3. But I come to her books expecting more than just "Liked it." I just wrote a completely fawning description of her work on my blog, where in particular I mentioned how moving and haunting her subplots and one-off characters are. And here we have...some dull PI and his dull employees, a nice Italian police detective with a nice mom and even a nice ex-wife, and a caricature of a tabloid journalist. Oh, and Lynley's dating a commoner. Yawn.
My only concern was, given her willingness to kill of Lady Helen, that Hadiyyah's life might really be in danger. Once she survived, who cares about the rest? Okay, I was also concerned that Sgt. Havers would lose her job. Instead, her job is saved, but she's accidentally sold her soul to the devil, and the only piece of joy in her life is forever gone. Swell.
I was--this is hard to say--bored for much of the book. Bored. By Elizabeth George. I can only hope this was some sad aberration.