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A review by additionaddiction
The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
4.0
A very enjoyable read. Partially because the book (at least briefly) takes place in the town I currently live in, but besides that it's got several interesting themes: lock-picking (no spoilers there), mutism, comic books, and a somewhat mysterious backstory.
I'll admit that the ending wasn't quite what I was hoping for, but it did wrap up rather nicely. Also, there was a moment in the final big "sequence" that resolved an issue I had with most of the story, so that was an added bonus.
My only major complaint is that the "action" moments weren't intense enough. That tends to be a problem (in my opinion) with books that are told in a "flashback" because you know that the narrator must make it through the situation in order to tell the story.
All in all though, a very good book. It's a pretty quick read and hooked me enough that I'll probably check out other books by Steve Hamilton
I'll admit that the ending wasn't quite what I was hoping for, but it did wrap up rather nicely. Also, there was a moment in the final big "sequence" that resolved an issue I had with most of the story, so that was an added bonus.
My only major complaint is that the "action" moments weren't intense enough. That tends to be a problem (in my opinion) with books that are told in a "flashback" because you know that the narrator must make it through the situation in order to tell the story.
All in all though, a very good book. It's a pretty quick read and hooked me enough that I'll probably check out other books by Steve Hamilton