A review by tonyriver
City of Lies by Sam Hawke

3.0

I enjoyed this book. The story is interesting, the main characters have ‘flaws’ as is usual, but these are both more ordinary and more profound than often in these stories. The Writing is descriptive and plot interesting. Some plot lines just felt a little clunky.

I enjoyed the range of ideas, the different societies described and the corrosive influence of power on groups of people. Some bits didn’t ring true. Imagining that a major city would only have one source of communication is far fetched and several other similar slips felt too easy.

Overall a good read and I will look to the second in the series later in the year.