A review by nicolehood
Mission Flats by William Landay

3.0

This was a decent crime novel, though it could have used a bit more vigorous editing. I like the way that Landay probes the psychological states of his characters as well as the effort to make the crime genre weightier. I had high hopes after reading "Defending Jacob" but those hopes were overblown for this effort, which in the end felt rather small, the crimes ultimately paltry and common. The end is messy and unsatisfying -despite its "surprise."