Rating: 4/5
Review:
Another very good instalment
This has been a very good series and The Cutting Place is one of the
best yet, I think.
The book is largely
about male violence and contempt for women, and based around an
organisation which holds events similar to The President’s Club
Dinner, which caused such scandal a couple of years ago. There are
also major developments in the lives of both Maeve Kerrigan and Josh
Derwent, whose relationship continues to be an intriguing and very
well handled aspect of these books. To say more of the plot would be
a significant spoiler.
Jane Casey, as
always, writes very well in fluent, readable prose which carries you
along without drawing attention to itself – an excellent attribute.
She also creates very believable characters, especially Maeve whose
narrative voice is convincing and who is human, flawed and very
engaging. Casey also manages to make very important points about
sexism, class and coercive control while never indulging in wholesale
man-bashing so it makes a powerful and readable story.
I did think that the
solution to the initial murder was rather silly and detracted from
the rest of the book, but overall this is a thoughtful and very
gripping read which I can recommend warmly.
(My thanks to
HarperCollins for an ARC via NetGalley.)
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