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lambsears's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent intro to a fascinating new female detective - one who is darkly interesting and as flawed as she needs to be.
I thoroughly enjoyed the setting of New Orleans after the inundation, and the locals are drawn compassionately, but I found the quoted phrases from the celebrated Silette to be mostly meaningless drivel.
However, I'm looking forward to the next outing with Ms DeWitt.
I thoroughly enjoyed the setting of New Orleans after the inundation, and the locals are drawn compassionately, but I found the quoted phrases from the celebrated Silette to be mostly meaningless drivel.
However, I'm looking forward to the next outing with Ms DeWitt.
karijohnson's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
charllllotte's review against another edition
5.0
The character's voice is unique and compassionate. The weave in and out of timeline was beautifully done.
tiedyedude's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. In addition to being a good mystery, it was an excellent study of New Orleans culture (the good and, especially, the bad) and socioeconomic issues. It was much more nuanced than I expected from the genre. If also made my very nostalgic for New Orleans. Not a fan of the narrator, though. The voice was certainly not nuanced, and a little too tongue-in-cheek, old school P.I. for the WHOLE thing...
cecilreads's review against another edition
1.5
Too many n words for a white author. Gratuitous, bad mystery, poorly written characters. Also the white savior complex was so disgusting. BOO
smartymarty111's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
hamja's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cmcmurry's review against another edition
3.0
LThis was a page-turning and surprisingly compassionate, if a little weird, take on the noir novel. (I liked it a lot better once I figured out that I shouldn’t take Claire too seriously) Like Agatha Christie guest writing for the X Files. I liked it.