A review by jwilly19
Smaller and Smaller Circles by F.H. Batacan

3.0

I was fascinated to read this because I'm half Filipino and this book came with a lot of hype. I've never been to my mother's home country, so I can't just the book on it's accuracy, but the two priest protagonists have a wonderful and fully realized relationship, and I wouldn't mind reading more about their adventures solving crimes. The book also takes swipes at political corruption and corruption within the Catholic church, which is bold for a Filipino author -- so kudos to Batacan for that. In the end, I was a bit disappointed by the mystery at the heart of the book -- wasn't much deeper than an average episode of Law & Order: SVU.