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A review by cemoses
All That Is Mine I Carry with Me by William Landay
4.0
I read the book Defending Jacob by this author which was very good. This book was not as clever and thought provoking.
However, this book is both very readable and engrossing. The parts of the book that deal with the effects of the disappearance of Jane Larkin on her children were well done.
However, what reduced the quality of the book was the disappointing characterization of Don Larkin. He is not at all a likable person. The problem is that in a lot of real-life mysteries, where there is a question of whether than man killed his wife, the husband has his good points. The fact that the husband has some good points is what keeps the mystery going makes the husband harder to prosecute. I felt there would be some pressure to prosecute Don Larkin from the public even though the evidence is not conclusive. The book does not deal with the MeToo movement and changing views about violence against women. There is less toleration about violence against women.
However, on the whole I enjoyed this book it could have been much better book.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.
However, this book is both very readable and engrossing. The parts of the book that deal with the effects of the disappearance of Jane Larkin on her children were well done.
However, what reduced the quality of the book was the disappointing characterization of Don Larkin. He is not at all a likable person. The problem is that in a lot of real-life mysteries, where there is a question of whether than man killed his wife, the husband has his good points. The fact that the husband has some good points is what keeps the mystery going makes the husband harder to prosecute. I felt there would be some pressure to prosecute Don Larkin from the public even though the evidence is not conclusive. The book does not deal with the MeToo movement and changing views about violence against women. There is less toleration about violence against women.
However, on the whole I enjoyed this book it could have been much better book.
I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.