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A review by birdybird
Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
1.5
Identity crisis is a story where things happen. And then x dies, and then x dies, and then x is doing something suspicious!
There is a good set up. But I could see it going downhill fast when it’s revealed the murder victim was pregnant, because of course. There is numerous character deaths but we as readers are rarely left enough time to consider the consequences before the next thing happens. Then again, if we did we might realize how these look deaths are used to prop up a story as “mature”.
The ending is a real page turner as the real killer has a stupid motive and engages in even stupider methods, yet somehow it took this many pages for the identity to be realized. Maybe if someone just waited for the autopsy to finish…
I enjoyed the art, though.
There is a good set up. But I could see it going downhill fast when it’s revealed the murder victim was pregnant, because of course. There is numerous character deaths but we as readers are rarely left enough time to consider the consequences before the next thing happens. Then again, if we did we might realize how these look deaths are used to prop up a story as “mature”.
The ending is a real page turner as the real killer has a stupid motive and engages in even stupider methods, yet somehow it took this many pages for the identity to be realized. Maybe if someone just waited for the autopsy to finish…
I enjoyed the art, though.