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The Bone Tree
by Greg Iles
Good. I enjoyed it. Iles can write himself out of a paper bag with style.
Long. Many characters to follow, but not George R.R. Martin number of characters. All of the characters were entwined with the plot well and at no point was I left wondering why so-and-so had a chapter and then was never seen again. This did not happen.
It started with a main character on the lamb from the law, it ended with the character in protective custody. In the middle, a lot of time was spent on the JFK assassination and I did wonder just what the hell that had to do with the murder the character was accused of, but Iles tightened that thread to my satisfaction. I would even venture to say that, contrary to some criticism of this part of the story, the JFK thread is integral to solving the murder mystery and therefore was indeed necessary.
I'm happy one of the villains was killed off, and I was happy the villain was killed the way he was killed. The dude was a stone cold sick fuck and he deserved to die a horrible death. I'm not one of those people who believe it turning the other cheek, taking the high road, what have you. If you are a rapid dog, and this guy certainly was, then you need to be taken down permanently.
Not happy the other sick fuck of a villain was not killed off, but then if he was, how could there be more story. So, I'll accept that the newly promoted villain will be around for the next book where he'll get his just deserts. There will be collateral damage, pain and suffering, but I know Iles will give that sick fuck an appropriately gruesome and painful comeuppance.
Looking forward to the next book.
Long. Many characters to follow, but not George R.R. Martin number of characters. All of the characters were entwined with the plot well and at no point was I left wondering why so-and-so had a chapter and then was never seen again. This did not happen.
It started with a main character on the lamb from the law, it ended with the character in protective custody. In the middle, a lot of time was spent on the JFK assassination and I did wonder just what the hell that had to do with the murder the character was accused of, but Iles tightened that thread to my satisfaction. I would even venture to say that, contrary to some criticism of this part of the story, the JFK thread is integral to solving the murder mystery and therefore was indeed necessary.
I'm happy one of the villains was killed off, and I was happy the villain was killed the way he was killed. The dude was a stone cold sick fuck and he deserved to die a horrible death. I'm not one of those people who believe it turning the other cheek, taking the high road, what have you. If you are a rapid dog, and this guy certainly was, then you need to be taken down permanently.
Not happy the other sick fuck of a villain was not killed off, but then if he was, how could there be more story. So, I'll accept that the newly promoted villain will be around for the next book where he'll get his just deserts. There will be collateral damage, pain and suffering, but I know Iles will give that sick fuck an appropriately gruesome and painful comeuppance.
Looking forward to the next book.