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A review by cchar12
Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I think it was a good read, there weren’t very many twists, but the structure was decent and I like the way the characters were written. There were also sections where they would read out the jury impressions as written by the guy who reads juries and I wasn’t sure I completely understood the point of it. And while I’m sure it might look cool in print, it reads oddly when listening as an audiobook and felt like a break in continuity of chapters.
Sometimes Flynn was a bit on the nose and I think the killer in this one could’ve gotten a bit more backstory motivation maybe. There was quite a bit, but I wanted the tie up to be a bit cleaner. Some of the jumps that Eddie made in terms of figuring things out seemed a bit far-fetched that things just ‘clicked’. I will note that when I chose this book, I didn’t know it was part of a longer line of books about Eddie Flynn, so perhaps more of his con-man history that helps him come to these conclusions may have been explained earlier, as they’re only hinted to here. I would say it’s enough to make me consider reading the first one in his collection but not enough to get 4 stars from me.
Sometimes Flynn was a bit on the nose and I think the killer in this one could’ve gotten a bit more backstory motivation maybe. There was quite a bit, but I wanted the tie up to be a bit cleaner. Some of the jumps that Eddie made in terms of figuring things out seemed a bit far-fetched that things just ‘clicked’. I will note that when I chose this book, I didn’t know it was part of a longer line of books about Eddie Flynn, so perhaps more of his con-man history that helps him come to these conclusions may have been explained earlier, as they’re only hinted to here. I would say it’s enough to make me consider reading the first one in his collection but not enough to get 4 stars from me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault