lafate's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I don't usually give trigger warnings to books, but there is child sexual abuse in this story. I just want to put that out there right away.
Now my no-spoiler review. This book is long, which is typical for Greg Iles. In fact he needs a lot of room so he can make our heads spin multiple times. I'm pretty bad at figuring out mysteries and Greg Iles weaves together what seems like disparate tangents into a cohesive tale.
The heroine of this story, "Cat" Ferry is flawed, brilliant, alcoholic, in love with a married man, and pregnant. She is a forensic odontologist who helps figure out crimes through dentistry. There's a serial murderer out there and Cat gets taken off the case, partly due to a panic attack at a crime scene. But this is a Greg Iles book so we fans of Greg Iles know this is not the end. In fact her personal life is going to come crashing down and she's going to be more determined to solve the case.
If you can deal with the disturbing aspect of the book as I described in the trigger warning then you will be rewarded. If not, this is not the book for you. There are others out there.
I loved the narration by Joyce Bean except what the heck accent did the main homicide detective have?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse
rosewhybx's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Slavery, Racism, and Emotional abuse
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