I said Greg Iles was a master
of tension in my review of Dead
Sleep. I may have to upgrade that to an elite master
of tension. Tension in this book was
beyond palatable it was visceral. This
is a tale of infidelity, disease, distrust and an assortment of unlikeable
characters.
I have mentioned before how
likeability of characters can impact the enjoyment of a book. Iles has a bunch of unlikeable people making
horrible choices and the book was still enormously compelling. Two marital cheaters reap the whirlwind while
law enforcement is portrayed as less than professional. Iles did offer up an apology for his law
enforcement portrayal in the afterword of the book.
This was an excellent mystery,
a quality plot and nothing remotely predictable.
I strongly recommend.
web site: http://www.gregiles.com/
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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