Comment

Mar 11, 2018jamcharlton rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
On one hand I couldn't put it down. Tana French has a beautiful way with words and a strong narrative voice. On the other hand the main character is unrealistic, unreliable and unlikable. The plot meanders slowly, flipping and folding back in on itself and going back to the beginning several times and lastly, the character's central conflict remained unsolved and was ultimately of no importance. I became actually angry near the book when the narrator states, "But before you despise me too thoroughly, consider this: (pronoun deleted) fooled you too." What an unbelievable act of hubris. It's an interesting twist to be sure but entirely guessable as far as the whodunit genre goes.