A review by rubenstein
City of Strangers by Louise Millar

2.0

I'm baffled that City of Strangers is written by the same woman who wrote one of my favorite books. It doesn't help matters that I've been waiting for this book for nearly a year; the disappointment hits that much harder. The mystery here was so convoluted, the pace way too quick, there was a random affair that made me queasy and felt as though it was only added in to heighten the drama. In the end, the big reveal felt hokey:

Spoiler

the dead man was an infamous Romanian gangster/assassin who had no less than four aliases, there was some shady real estate business going on that targeted the elderly, and Grace's husband? Turns out he wasn't being abusive and manipulative! He was caught in the middle of his boss's crime ring and if Grace continued to follow her leads it would have led back to John and Mac wanted to keep her safe and alive at home. Silly, reader!

Ugh. I still highly, highly recommend Millar's other novels, but City of Strangers is one to avoid.

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