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A review by taisie22
Extraordinary People by Peter May
3.0
On a bet, Enzo MacLeod agrees to look into a ten-year-old disappearance, thinking he might be able to solve it using new technology. This is the early 2000s so he has DNA and the Internet at his disposal. It reads like a non-religious Dan Brown book as he runs around France digging up clues (and bones).
I love Mr. May's Lewis trilogy and his other Scottish books. Unfortunately, the plot here was somewhat simplistic in that solutions to improbable clues came too easily. The villain proved easy to determine if you follow the Checkov's gun principle.
The characters are okay but the writing has some flaws. I'm willing to cut Mr. May some slack based on his Scottish books, but I find it hard to believe a man who's lived in France for twenty years never heard of the Paris catacombs. Also, I don't mind sex scenes but the ones in this book should be contenders in the #menwritingwomen subreddit, especially when it comes to Nicole's jiggling breasts.
Anyway, it's an okay airport/beach sort of read, but I think I'll go back to Mr. May's other series.
I love Mr. May's Lewis trilogy and his other Scottish books. Unfortunately, the plot here was somewhat simplistic in that solutions to improbable clues came too easily. The villain proved easy to determine if you follow the Checkov's gun principle.
The characters are okay but the writing has some flaws. I'm willing to cut Mr. May some slack based on his Scottish books, but I find it hard to believe a man who's lived in France for twenty years never heard of the Paris catacombs. Also, I don't mind sex scenes but the ones in this book should be contenders in the #menwritingwomen subreddit, especially when it comes to Nicole's jiggling breasts.
Anyway, it's an okay airport/beach sort of read, but I think I'll go back to Mr. May's other series.