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A review by crufts
The Falls by Ian Rankin
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
An excellent crime novel starring a hard-boiled detective with Noir Detective Problems - he's divorced, estranged from his daughter, etcetera.
He meets a special lady (who's connected to his latest case, of course) and wholesomely starts to turn his life around.
The novel's tropes aren't ground-breaking or surprising. But who cares - I enjoyed the novel's treatment of these humanly flawed characters. Plus, there's an intriguing mystery that you can try to solve for yourself.
Also, you don't have to read the rest of the series to enjoy this story - I hadn't!
He meets a special lady (who's connected to his latest case, of course) and wholesomely starts to turn his life around.
The novel's tropes aren't ground-breaking or surprising. But who cares - I enjoyed the novel's treatment of these humanly flawed characters. Plus, there's an intriguing mystery that you can try to solve for yourself.
Also, you don't have to read the rest of the series to enjoy this story - I hadn't!