mystery
I really need to stop reading mysteries. They are never satisfying to me. But, I met Fiona Barton at the ALA Midwinter Convention in January and she was a lovely person who actually engaged me in pleasant conversation. So, I decided to give her (autographed) Advanced Reader Copy of the book, The Child, a try. It will be released in a few days.
This is one of those mysteries where you figure out the situation 2/3 of the way through and then get to spend the agonizing remaining pages waiting for the characters to catch up. Barton’s writing is good and I enjoyed all the British-isms. The characters seemed sufficiently drawn but I never felt particularly close with any of them. It is an okay story. Nothing amazing to see here.
This is one of those mysteries where you figure out the situation 2/3 of the way through and then get to spend the agonizing remaining pages waiting for the characters to catch up. Barton’s writing is good and I enjoyed all the British-isms. The characters seemed sufficiently drawn but I never felt particularly close with any of them. It is an okay story. Nothing amazing to see here.
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