A review by aditurbo
The Three Evangelists by Fred Vargas

4.0

Vargas has a wonderful sense of humor and great subtlety in forming her characters. They are always interesting people and well differentiated from each other. Each character is unique, but feels like a real person and not a collection of mannerisms. She has a lot of compassion and tolerance towards human diversity, character flaws and mistakes, so that even with her cynicism her novels warm your heart. The plot was original and suspenseful, and kept me turning the pages as fast as I could to find out what was really going on. The idea of the planting of the tree and the psychological tension it built in the characters was brilliant, and one I had never come across before. I'll be looking for the next book in the series to read.