A review by bookswithlydscl
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

All the stars, one of the top books of 2024 for me.

This is an epic literary crime novel that is a beautifully bleak and yet hopeful character driven study of trauma, loss, regret, searching for the truth and the power of memory.

Like no other crime/mystery novel I've read.

A must read, even at 584 pages, it flies by and not a word is wasted and so much sits in the space between words. I dare you not to get wholly invested and caught up in this huge, sweeping and utterly absorbing story.