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A review by booksbytheglass
Apostle's Cove by William Kent Krueger
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I’m on a police procedural kick, so I was very invested in cork o’connors story!!! I didn’t know this was part of a continuing series (as I’ve read others by this author’s and they were standalone), so I feel like I would have enjoyed this one more if I had read the previous twenty books… yes, twenty books…
that being said, I felt like the characterization and refresher paragraphs were extremely helpful to those who hadn’t read the series - and for that, I could say it may be read as a standalone! however, I do think I would have related to the characters’ backstories more 🫠
despite my misgivings, I loved how the author outlined this story!! by going back in cork’s past to when the initial murder happens, to then present day when he realizes he may have put an innocent man behind bars, it gave the whole picture quite well!
while the author implored more of the telling rather than showing tactics, in this kind of police procedural story, it worked better than I anticipated!
thank you atria thrillers for the gifted advanced copy!!
rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: sonoma coast chardonnay
that being said, I felt like the characterization and refresher paragraphs were extremely helpful to those who hadn’t read the series - and for that, I could say it may be read as a standalone! however, I do think I would have related to the characters’ backstories more 🫠
despite my misgivings, I loved how the author outlined this story!! by going back in cork’s past to when the initial murder happens, to then present day when he realizes he may have put an innocent man behind bars, it gave the whole picture quite well!
while the author implored more of the telling rather than showing tactics, in this kind of police procedural story, it worked better than I anticipated!
thank you atria thrillers for the gifted advanced copy!!
rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: sonoma coast chardonnay