Alex Norton
Not quite 4 stars. Slow deliberate exposition is not the plot's ally in this case but the writing is rich, the case complex and the characters are interesting. Probably will line up the next one
Very Scandi-noir, with a suitable dark undertone, however i found the plot contrivances a little bit too contrived. I probable will return to the other ones of the series, but right now I think I will read a Val McDermid first.
Perfect Novella with 2 stories for a long drive. Bennets words and narration are as warm and cosy as a cup of tea on a rainy afternoon, even on this topic...
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Like all of Eco's books this swirls with dead end intellectual red herrings, thoughts and meanderings but if you enjoy (put up with?) these you get recompensed with a rich tapestry and a good story. I know i will re-read this one in the future to try and catch the shitload of stuff I missed fist time round
Having just come back from a week on Harris and Lewis I was extremely embarrassed (for being a Vall McDermid Adrian McKinty fan) to not know about The Lewis Trilogy. Of course I should have read it before I left but only started it on the ferry pulling out of Tarbert. My word how I enjoyed it and its atmosphere. I came to it expecting a Crime thriller, but most of the book instead is a tortured memoir of some one whose childhood was deeply unhappy on this Island and could not wait to leave. In the end it all ties in but the book resonated with one who had the luck of spending a wonderful week on this hebridean island. Even the Guga hunter scenes were so vivid as we had been to St. Kilda and seen the Stacs out there. If you are drawn to BBC productions like Shetland (Ann Cleves) or Hinterland the this book is for you.