Rating: 5/5
Review:
Another great read from carol O'Connell
I always love Carol O'Connell's Mallory novels. This, the
sixth in the series, is no exception.
It's written with her usual flair, wit, insight and excellent
storytelling. As always, it is extremely
well structured so that the story and tension build slowly but grippingly and
the climaxes are both thrilling and surprising.
The crime story itself is about a serial killer who, it
emerges, has links to characters from Mallory's childhood on the streets, so
the story is interwoven with revelations about Mallory's past and how she came
to be the woman she is. It's all well
done; you always have to suspend disbelief to an extent while reading a Mallory
novel and the same is true here, but it's a satisfying and engrossing story
with her characters (including old friends like Riker and Charles Butler) as
well drawn as ever.
This is perhaps rather darker in tone and more revealing of
Mallory's past than some others and so more traumatic and thoughtful. I slightly missed the comic aspects of
Mallory's if-you-do-that-your-life-will-be-an-utter-misery-from-now-on approach
which aren't strong here, but it's still a great read and warmly recommended.
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