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A review by cedickie
Orient by Christopher Bollen
4.0
This was another book given to me by my dad so the only thing I knew about it beforehand was that it was a literary mystery. After having read a few sillier mysteries recenty, filled with twist upon twist upon twist, I highly appreciated Bollen's well-developed characters, backdrops, and plot points.
The story follows an itinerant 18 (or 19?) year-old named Mills who makes his way from Modesto, California to NYC and follows a man named Paul to a small town off the Long Island Sound. There, he befriends Beth, an Orient native who spent the last decade or so in NYC but has since returned home to lead a quieter life with her artist husband. Bizarre things start to happen in town and Beth and Mills try their hands at sleuthing while many of the locals have their eyes set on Mills as the perp.
By the end, there were a few extra twists and turns I could have done without, but for the most part this was a very well-crafted story. One night, when I was already having a hard time falling asleep, I made the mistake of picking this book up and wound up reading a few hundred pages before being able to put it down again. Needless to say, I was not very awake the next day. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good mystery. I would not recommend this to anyone hoping to get anything done/sleep in the next few days
The story follows an itinerant 18 (or 19?) year-old named Mills who makes his way from Modesto, California to NYC and follows a man named Paul to a small town off the Long Island Sound. There, he befriends Beth, an Orient native who spent the last decade or so in NYC but has since returned home to lead a quieter life with her artist husband. Bizarre things start to happen in town and Beth and Mills try their hands at sleuthing while many of the locals have their eyes set on Mills as the perp.
By the end, there were a few extra twists and turns I could have done without, but for the most part this was a very well-crafted story. One night, when I was already having a hard time falling asleep, I made the mistake of picking this book up and wound up reading a few hundred pages before being able to put it down again. Needless to say, I was not very awake the next day. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a good mystery. I would not recommend this to anyone hoping to get anything done/sleep in the next few days