A review by litwrite
The Cypress House by Michael Koryta
4.0
I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this novel, never having heard of Michael Koryta before. As a crime novel with a hint of supernatural, I would say this was like James Ellroy meets Richard Matheson (I'm tempted to use Stephen King but I think Koryta writes and self edits a lot better than that guy).
This novel kept me guessing from the start, I loved the historical setting and never knew what was going to happen. It didn't end with a fizzle like so many other novels of the genre and I was happy to read the final page and actually be able to say that I was satisfied with the way everything turned out.
I liked this so much I ended up reading it in one night. There's no higher praise than that from a jaded book reader who has not enough time to get all their reading in. I'll be yawning a lot today as I go through my motions but with a little smile on my face with the satisfaction that comes from having read something great. I'll definitely be looking for Koryta's other novels, especially So Cold the River.
This novel kept me guessing from the start, I loved the historical setting and never knew what was going to happen. It didn't end with a fizzle like so many other novels of the genre and I was happy to read the final page and actually be able to say that I was satisfied with the way everything turned out.
I liked this so much I ended up reading it in one night. There's no higher praise than that from a jaded book reader who has not enough time to get all their reading in. I'll be yawning a lot today as I go through my motions but with a little smile on my face with the satisfaction that comes from having read something great. I'll definitely be looking for Koryta's other novels, especially So Cold the River.