A review by abject_reptile
Watcher in the Shadows by Geoffrey Household

5.0

There's only one problem with this book and it has a name - Benita. The moment she appeared the narrative slowed to a crawl and the author lost his skill for characterisation. I got up and made a cup of tea. I stared at the Christmas decorations. I was bored. And then she was gone (more or less) and the story raced to its close. I can't think of a more perfect example of 'how to deflate your narrative in five seconds with an unnecessary plot device'. As my father would have said, it 'dragged a bit'. I refuse to hold that against it though.