A review by paulsnelling
Snow by John Banville

3.0

Rather pedestrian, and the interlude gave the game away - or rather gave too heavy hints. There was no way to work out the final answer, so it was something of a surprise to tie up the loose ends. But the characters were not richly drawn and were in places a bit lazy and predictable. It was neither one thing nor the other. Not engaging as a murder mystery and too thin an exploration of a horrible episode in the the existence of the Irish Catholic Church. I expected more from the excellent John Banville.