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ajitate 's review for:
The Dark Lake
by Sarah Bailey
Like many readers, I did not like Gemma Woodstock, but you don't have to like the protagonist in every book you read - look at the feat Patricia Highsmith pulls off getting us to root for the 'bad guy' in the Ripley series. Gemma Woodstock is a complex individual with a dark past and yes, she's a bit messed up. But you want to know what happens to her, and there is the skill of the writer.
Another skill I observed on multiple occasions was Bailey's ability to describe minutely observed gestures, those that we fully recognise and relate to, but have perhaps never been described before. An example was watching a character rub creases into his tired eyes and waiting for the creases to 'settle'. Wonderful, telling and fresh. Bailey, like any crime writer worth her salt, also does good landscape. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series already.
Another skill I observed on multiple occasions was Bailey's ability to describe minutely observed gestures, those that we fully recognise and relate to, but have perhaps never been described before. An example was watching a character rub creases into his tired eyes and waiting for the creases to 'settle'. Wonderful, telling and fresh. Bailey, like any crime writer worth her salt, also does good landscape. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series already.