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A review by thereadingparamedic
The Alaska Sanders Affair by Joël Dicker
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a huge fan of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair, this was a highly anticipated read for me and I am so grateful to MacLehose Press for sending me an early copy to read (it doesn't publish in the UK until September).
It didn't disappoint. This is another investigation for Marcus Goldman who helps his friend, Sergeant Perry Gaholwood, piece together what happened to Alaska Sanders 11 years previously. At the time, it was an open and shut case, with a sure-fire confession. Or so they thought... When it comes to light that mistakes have been made, the pair are intent on putting the wrongs right.
I do have one niggle about this book - that Gahalowood (as brilliant as he is) turns a blind eye too often to other angles he should have investigated, when he believes the case is solved. But then it wouldn't be the book it is without those elements having been missed. One thing I will say is that Joel Dicker (to me, who would be the world's worst detective) is brilliant at hiding who the culprits are - I never work it out and always have those "no way" moments when I found out who has done what!
So is this book as good as The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair? No. It could never be - the originals are always the best (in my view). But is it still a brilliant whodunnit with a fabulously twisty tale, and another great investigation between Goldman and Gahalowood? Absolutely! I loved it!
It didn't disappoint. This is another investigation for Marcus Goldman who helps his friend, Sergeant Perry Gaholwood, piece together what happened to Alaska Sanders 11 years previously. At the time, it was an open and shut case, with a sure-fire confession. Or so they thought... When it comes to light that mistakes have been made, the pair are intent on putting the wrongs right.
I do have one niggle about this book - that Gahalowood (as brilliant as he is) turns a blind eye too often to other angles he should have investigated, when he believes the case is solved. But then it wouldn't be the book it is without those elements having been missed. One thing I will say is that Joel Dicker (to me, who would be the world's worst detective) is brilliant at hiding who the culprits are - I never work it out and always have those "no way" moments when I found out who has done what!
So is this book as good as The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair? No. It could never be - the originals are always the best (in my view). But is it still a brilliant whodunnit with a fabulously twisty tale, and another great investigation between Goldman and Gahalowood? Absolutely! I loved it!