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The Fate of Katherine Carr
Book by Thomas H. Cook
276 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2009
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Thomas H. Cook
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Thomas H. Cook has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. He is the author of more than 30 critically-acclaimed fiction books, including works of true crime. Cook published his first novel, Blood Innocents, in 1980. Cook published steadily through the 1980s, penning such works as the Frank Clemons trilogy, a series of mysteries starring a jaded cop.
He found breakout success with The Chatham School Affair (1996), which won an Edgar Award for best novel. Besides mysteries, Cook has written two true-crime books including the Edgar-nominated Blood Echoes (1993). He lives and works in New York City.
Awards
Edgar Allan Poe – Best Novel – The Chatham School Affair
Barry Award – Best Novel – Red Leaves
Martin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection – The Chatham School Affair
Martin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection – Red Leaves
Herodotus Prize – Fatherhood
Thomas H. Cook has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. He is the author of more than 30 critically-acclaimed fiction books, including works of true crime. Cook published his first novel, Blood Innocents, in 1980. Cook published steadily through the 1980s, penning such works as the Frank Clemons trilogy, a series of mysteries starring a jaded cop.
He found breakout success with The Chatham School Affair (1996), which won an Edgar Award for best novel. Besides mysteries, Cook has written two true-crime books including the Edgar-nominated Blood Echoes (1993). He lives and works in New York City.
Awards
Edgar Allan Poe – Best Novel – The Chatham School Affair
Barry Award – Best Novel – Red Leaves
Martin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection – The Chatham School Affair
Martin Beck Award of the Swedish Academy of Detection – Red Leaves
Herodotus Prize – Fatherhood
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July 31, 2013
This is only my second read by Cook, so I wasn't sure quite what to expect. The library has his books all under fiction, not mystery, and I think that's accurate, because his stories are much more literary and deeper than an average mystery. This book reminded me of John Connolly's work, with its dark lyricism and slightly supernatural undertones. There is a mystery here as well, but the heart of the story is a meditation on loss and justice for the victims (or vengeance for the perpetrators, depending on your perspective). I love the way Cook writes, I read this story in one afternoon, its melodic cadence drawing me in, the characters' quest keeping my interest throughout, urging me on. This book (Cook's books in general from my experience so far) seem like a perfect antithesis to a testosterone driven wham bam action packed mystery thrillers that seem to populate the market. There is, of course, a time and a place and a mood for both, but it's nice to know that the variety exists. I think fans of the latter style fiction would be disappointed with this book, it doesn't offer easy explanations, it has certain ambiguity, it lacks action and gunfire and procedurals. It's dark and gloomy and can be positively depressing. Fans of literary fiction that is mysterious and dark (words the main character uses to describe the kind of books he likes) would probably enjoy this. I certainly did. The ending was just terrific. The most decidedly unambiguous lethal twist. Recommended.
June 23, 2012
Upon finishing this book, I upped the star rating from 4 to 5 stars... I am so pleased with how this book ends and the way that this author can write such a bleak, dark novel and still provide a ray of fantastical hope in the end.
THE FATE OF KATHERINE CARR is very complicated, which is one of the reasons I like it so much. George Gates, a former travel writer and current freelance writer, lost his son seven years earlier. His son was waiting for him at the bus stop when he disappeared. George can not undo that one moment in which he broke his promise to pick up his son if it was raining, which it was. Instead he continued to work on finishing a line that he never did finish (or hadn't until the near end of this book, and when he does it so absolutely chilling because you see how everything that happens must happen for him to finish the sentence).
While sitting by himself in his favorite bar, as he oft did, retired missing person detective Arlo McBride stops by George's table to acknowledge him -- he was involved in the search for the missing boy. Through their conversation, Arlo reveals that he has one unsolved mystery. The natural reporter in George, sees a story in this about Arlo and this is how he gets started on the story of Katherine Carr and her fate.
Meanwhile, there is a little girl named Alice who is dying from a disease that prematurely ages the body. She is a crack at solving fictional mysteries; it is her hobby. Considering doing a story on Alice, George ends up sharing the story and poems that Katherine Carr left behind... Arlo McBride says this is really on the evidence left that could possibly reveal what happened to Katherine. So, George shares Katherine's writings piece by piece with Alice. When he's not with Alice he investigates some of the places in Katherine's story and shares them with Alice. And Alice does searches on her computer exploring her ideas...
Throughout the book there are anecdotes on the missing... and the evil behind the missing. All of this is smoothly interwoven. These dark, dark events, including those from George's travel experiences (he wrote a book called INTO THE MISTS in which he writes about places where people disappeared, accumulate but despite this, the book does not end in despair.
I admit I didn't really understand the ending at first. I used the new search feature on the Kindle reader on my iPhone to research Mr Mayawati -- because I had forgotten that the prelude starts with a conversation with him on a boat... and somehow I neglected this connection in the middle of the book when him and George are again on the boat -- and Mr Mayawati is trying to discern if this story is about Katherine or about Alice. And there he is again at the ending and he claims he now understand the story to be about George himself... but George says, " 'No.' I tell him quietly. My voice goes cold. 'It is YOUR story.' " And just as Katherine's last poem serves to reveal the truth in her fictional (but true) story... this line does the same for the whole book Brilliant!
O.k. it's complicated... if you like your mysteries this way, then you ought to check this one out. If you are Kindle reader... it is a very inexpensive book to buy, at least it is this month.
THE FATE OF KATHERINE CARR is very complicated, which is one of the reasons I like it so much. George Gates, a former travel writer and current freelance writer, lost his son seven years earlier. His son was waiting for him at the bus stop when he disappeared. George can not undo that one moment in which he broke his promise to pick up his son if it was raining, which it was. Instead he continued to work on finishing a line that he never did finish (or hadn't until the near end of this book, and when he does it so absolutely chilling because you see how everything that happens must happen for him to finish the sentence).
While sitting by himself in his favorite bar, as he oft did, retired missing person detective Arlo McBride stops by George's table to acknowledge him -- he was involved in the search for the missing boy. Through their conversation, Arlo reveals that he has one unsolved mystery. The natural reporter in George, sees a story in this about Arlo and this is how he gets started on the story of Katherine Carr and her fate.
Meanwhile, there is a little girl named Alice who is dying from a disease that prematurely ages the body. She is a crack at solving fictional mysteries; it is her hobby. Considering doing a story on Alice, George ends up sharing the story and poems that Katherine Carr left behind... Arlo McBride says this is really on the evidence left that could possibly reveal what happened to Katherine. So, George shares Katherine's writings piece by piece with Alice. When he's not with Alice he investigates some of the places in Katherine's story and shares them with Alice. And Alice does searches on her computer exploring her ideas...
Throughout the book there are anecdotes on the missing... and the evil behind the missing. All of this is smoothly interwoven. These dark, dark events, including those from George's travel experiences (he wrote a book called INTO THE MISTS in which he writes about places where people disappeared, accumulate but despite this, the book does not end in despair.
I admit I didn't really understand the ending at first. I used the new search feature on the Kindle reader on my iPhone to research Mr Mayawati -- because I had forgotten that the prelude starts with a conversation with him on a boat... and somehow I neglected this connection in the middle of the book when him and George are again on the boat -- and Mr Mayawati is trying to discern if this story is about Katherine or about Alice. And there he is again at the ending and he claims he now understand the story to be about George himself... but George says, " 'No.' I tell him quietly. My voice goes cold. 'It is YOUR story.' " And just as Katherine's last poem serves to reveal the truth in her fictional (but true) story... this line does the same for the whole book Brilliant!
O.k. it's complicated... if you like your mysteries this way, then you ought to check this one out. If you are Kindle reader... it is a very inexpensive book to buy, at least it is this month.
April 7, 2013
This is a fascinating book, albeit gloomy from start to finish. It is a mystery novel, perhaps even a “thriller”, but one with a paranormal undertone - which, for me, makes it something else. Others too, I’d suspect – i.e., probably some “purist” mystery fans might not accept this as a mystery novel, per se.
So let’s call it a sad meditation on the constant pain of having a missing person in your life.
The story takes place in small town in upstate New York.
The story is “told” on the deck of a river boat floating along a humid jungle river…
A man, a small town newspaper reporter, lives with the personal guilt and emptiness brought by the tragedy of his young son, who was abducted and killed, and the killer never found. A very private tragedy. An old cop (representing the community, the larger world, you could say) lives with the unsolved case of a young woman who disappeared with nary a trace or reason. Katherine Carr. What exactly was her fate? The cop encourages and baits the reporter/father into taking one last look at the mystery before it fades from the town’s memory for good. The father’s personal pain stokes his curiosity – understanding the fate of Katherine Carr might help him come to terms with the fate of his son.
This is my first outing with T.H. Cook. He’s a beautiful writer – lyrical, dark, gentle, adept at portioning out “clues” in exactly the right measure. Most important, by having his protagonist, the ever-sad father, tell this story to a creepy stranger in a place far from where it happened (as opposed to simply narrating the tale), Cook has hit upon a structural strategy that allows him to marry the paranormal aspect with the murder mystery in a way that works.
The review that made me seek out this book said the end was “inconclusive”. I disagree – for my money, the end is exactly right for what this story seeks to achieve.
Warning: This story is subdued and subtle. But if you follow in that flow, the end you meet is VERY strong.
September 17, 2011
I realy like Thomas H. Cook's writing but this novel was a big disappointment for me. The main narrative is written in the first person with Cook's usual air of melancholy and sense of regret, but the story within a story (written by the eponymous Katherine Carr) is too cryptic and not only hard to decipher but hard work to read too.
September 28, 2014
Very dark, intriguing, desperately sad and yet, ultimately hopeful.
December 31, 2024
I will give this a 4.5 rounded up. First, let me say that those who like Thomas H. Cook’s writing (and this is my second now) will probably love this. And that the poor rating on Goodreads is absolutely not my view of it at all, and it should not deter you. The book is dark, intricate, unsettling, ambiguous. Cook is literate, and his theme (evil) is a profound one — and he fully grasps its profundity.
August 18, 2014
The Fate of Katherine Carr is the story of things lost and found. George Gates is a former travel writer who now writes features for the local paper and spends his evenings drinking scotch at his neighbourhood bar. He’s a broken man, but no wonder: his eight year old son, Teddy, had been taken off the street on his way home from school, murdered and the murderer had never been caught. That was seven years ago, but George hasn’t recovered. He was supposed to pick Teddy up at the bus stop and hadn’t because he’d been trying to write the perfect sentence. He’s consumed with guilt.
One night at the bar, George runs into Arlo McBride, a retired police detective. Over drinks, Arlo tells George about the one missing person’s story which has stayed with him because it was never solved. She vanished, Arlo tells George, “like she cut a slit in the world and stepped through it into another one.”
George is intrigued. Before he’d retired from travel writing, he’d spent the bulk of his career writing about places where people had disappeared. Creepy places like Saipan, where Japanese parents – fearing American soldiers – had hurled their children and then themselves from the cliffs. He suddenly finds himself investigating what might have happened to Katherine. As it turns out, Katherine was also a writer and she left behind a handful of poems and a story which Arlo provides to George.
During the course of his ‘investigation’ George meets Alice Barrows, a twelve-year-old with progeria, a disease which causes premature aging. At first, Alice is just a potential subject for a story, but their relationship quickly becomes more profound. Alice is alone in the world and so is George. She is interested in mysteries and George is soon sharing Katherine’s story with Alice.
Thomas H. Cook is one of my favourite writers. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – he writes literary mysteries. They’re page-turners, to be sure, but they are beautifully written, too. The characters are complicated and, more often than not, damaged. George is particularly sympathetic. As a parent, I can only imagine how horrific it must be to lose a child to a monster, but to live daily with the guilt of not being where you said you would. Cook ups the ante every single time.
The Fate of Katherine Carr works on many levels. Narratively, it’s a story within a story within a story. Emotionally, it’s hard not to be moved by George’s never-ending grief or Alice’s own sad fate. Some might argue that nothing much happens, but I respectfully disagree. While Cook might not write blood and guts thrillers, and while his endings might not leave all the loose ends tied in a neat bow – I think he writes fantastic books for careful and thoughtful readers.
One night at the bar, George runs into Arlo McBride, a retired police detective. Over drinks, Arlo tells George about the one missing person’s story which has stayed with him because it was never solved. She vanished, Arlo tells George, “like she cut a slit in the world and stepped through it into another one.”
George is intrigued. Before he’d retired from travel writing, he’d spent the bulk of his career writing about places where people had disappeared. Creepy places like Saipan, where Japanese parents – fearing American soldiers – had hurled their children and then themselves from the cliffs. He suddenly finds himself investigating what might have happened to Katherine. As it turns out, Katherine was also a writer and she left behind a handful of poems and a story which Arlo provides to George.
During the course of his ‘investigation’ George meets Alice Barrows, a twelve-year-old with progeria, a disease which causes premature aging. At first, Alice is just a potential subject for a story, but their relationship quickly becomes more profound. Alice is alone in the world and so is George. She is interested in mysteries and George is soon sharing Katherine’s story with Alice.
Thomas H. Cook is one of my favourite writers. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – he writes literary mysteries. They’re page-turners, to be sure, but they are beautifully written, too. The characters are complicated and, more often than not, damaged. George is particularly sympathetic. As a parent, I can only imagine how horrific it must be to lose a child to a monster, but to live daily with the guilt of not being where you said you would. Cook ups the ante every single time.
The Fate of Katherine Carr works on many levels. Narratively, it’s a story within a story within a story. Emotionally, it’s hard not to be moved by George’s never-ending grief or Alice’s own sad fate. Some might argue that nothing much happens, but I respectfully disagree. While Cook might not write blood and guts thrillers, and while his endings might not leave all the loose ends tied in a neat bow – I think he writes fantastic books for careful and thoughtful readers.
November 6, 2010
This is the story of George Gates whose son was murdered. The case was not solved and the murderer never caught. George used to be a travel writer and fascinated by the "disappeared". But now he is a feature writer for his local paper until he meets a retired cop. He decides to write a feature on the cop and the one case he couldn't solve, the disappearance of Katherine Carr. He also meets Alice who has progeria, the premature aging disease but who loves the stories of true crime.
George becomes drawn to Katherine and her story. She had been severely beaten and left for dead but survived, became a recluse and then disappeared. She left behind some poetry and a short novel which George and Alice read together to discover her fate.
This is a story within a story, the story of George, Alice and Katherine. This book also takes on the concept of vengeance. Are there avenging angels in the world? You will have to read Katherine's story to find that answer.
This is not a mystery that has a pat ending and will make you think about the ending after you have finished the book. That is why I like this author.
George becomes drawn to Katherine and her story. She had been severely beaten and left for dead but survived, became a recluse and then disappeared. She left behind some poetry and a short novel which George and Alice read together to discover her fate.
This is a story within a story, the story of George, Alice and Katherine. This book also takes on the concept of vengeance. Are there avenging angels in the world? You will have to read Katherine's story to find that answer.
This is not a mystery that has a pat ending and will make you think about the ending after you have finished the book. That is why I like this author.
July 25, 2011
I just whipped through this book, it was so wonderful. I was just swept up in it. I want books to capture me & take me away and this story did just that. But a word of warning; this is a sad story. There are vicious terrible things that happen in it. Mr. Cook does not pull any punches at all. Very dark and grim and at times it breaks your heart. I loved it though. Very much. One of the best writers out there. He should win every award, and everyone should read his books. He just has a way of transporting you into the story. I recommend it very highly, and though I'll probably regret it, I've already passed on my copy so someone else can enjoy the tale.
July 29, 2009
This book is designed to keep the reader guessing. The ending, to me, was perfect though I suspect some readers might feel frustrated. Other readers might not get it at all. Here is a dark novel, blending together several tales of the missing, the avenged, and their avengers. I'll be reading more of this author.
March 9, 2010
Lurid, muddled, story-within-a-story-within-a-story ad nauseum about a murder, an unexplained disappearance and the World's Greatest Pity Party. Enough child-kidnap-torture-murder schlock to annoy even the SVU crowd. Gag.
August 21, 2010
I'm not totally sure what this book was about...kind of still a mystery to me. And not a super intriguing one.
June 30, 2019
Love Mr Cook, but he lost me on this one!! I have to admit I just plain didn’t “get” it - Mr Mayawati, then and now or the ending. I need a book club discussion for this novel.
I spent as much time on the internet looking up stuff as I did reading the book.
Progeria, I wanted to see what Alice would have looked like, Munch’s Love and Pain to get a visual concept and then had to read about all the serial killers that were mentioned. This was a murderous dark tale.
The writing style is wonderful and I enjoy how he sneaks in info he has picked up in his world travels. I still think he is one of the most intelligent writers, a very smart man, just too smart for me this time around!!
I spent as much time on the internet looking up stuff as I did reading the book.
Progeria, I wanted to see what Alice would have looked like, Munch’s Love and Pain to get a visual concept and then had to read about all the serial killers that were mentioned. This was a murderous dark tale.
The writing style is wonderful and I enjoy how he sneaks in info he has picked up in his world travels. I still think he is one of the most intelligent writers, a very smart man, just too smart for me this time around!!
May 3, 2018
many layers to this story. some i enjoyed, some i did not. the ending was good, but overall, hard to get through.
April 8, 2017
I never quite know where a Thomad Cook novel will go, and this was no different. A solid 4 stars for the characters--a slight drop for the resolution (or not.)
July 12, 2021
If there was a 2.5 star, that's what I'd give. I considered quitting this book, even though I really did want to know what happened to Katherine. The problem was the dense text filled with historical reference upon reference and the flashbacks and flash-sideways and "I couldn't help but think about...some story that takes up a page and a half but has almost no value in solving the mystery or adding much depth to the story or the character." Like another reviewer said, I spent many moments looking up references and re-reading parts just to try and figure out what the author was trying to say. Frustrating.
So when I was about two thirds done, I started skipping or skimming those parts, just going to the dialogue and plot points. I liked the ending, actually. I had a suspicion about the character George interacts with at the end, but it wasn't for the reasons I predicted, which was a relief. (Like George, I hate the obvious or convenient answer.) This book did make me want to know what happened, and I didn't predict the end, so those warranted a higher rating than I thought I'd give it. I do think I'll read reviews before reading any more by this author and look for one that is less dense to wade through.
So when I was about two thirds done, I started skipping or skimming those parts, just going to the dialogue and plot points. I liked the ending, actually. I had a suspicion about the character George interacts with at the end, but it wasn't for the reasons I predicted, which was a relief. (Like George, I hate the obvious or convenient answer.) This book did make me want to know what happened, and I didn't predict the end, so those warranted a higher rating than I thought I'd give it. I do think I'll read reviews before reading any more by this author and look for one that is less dense to wade through.
March 22, 2010
I have always been a fan of Thomas Cook. This book did not disappoint me. One thing he does well, is character development. Though this book has many complexities, his characters are the most amazing. George Gates is a travel writer struggling with the guilt of the disappearance and murder of his 8 year old son. If only he hadn't.... but throughout the story though we know the guilt we also know that he is struggling to get on with his life. He interviews a former detective for a fluff piece he is writing for the newspaper and learns of Katherine Carr, who just vanished years earlier. Was she murdered? Was she kidnapped? What did happen to her? The detective who worked on the case has some poems and a story that she wrote that may provide the final answers, or may just be a work of fantasy. So Gates begins on a journey to discover her fate. Along the way he meets 12 year old Alice, a brilliant little girl dying of progeria... This is an amazing story. At the very end you are left with one more question...yet you really know the answer to it.
July 9, 2009
Thomas H. Cook is an American treasure. This novel is not an easy read as it has a Gothic like atmosphere, a convuluted plot, many characters who are essential to the story, and does not give you all the answers. For my reading tastes, I love that kind of an effort.
The basic plot revolves around a guilt ridden travel writer who now hides out in a small town writing features for the local newspaper. The reason is that one day he was supposed to pick up his son and instead chose to try to finish a sentence in a travel piece he was writing. His son Teddy is never seen again. That is the basis of the character but the plot is about George Gates being introduced to the story of the twenty-year old disappearance of a poet named Katherine Carr. But that is not really what the book is about either. So read it and figure it our for yourself.
The basic plot revolves around a guilt ridden travel writer who now hides out in a small town writing features for the local newspaper. The reason is that one day he was supposed to pick up his son and instead chose to try to finish a sentence in a travel piece he was writing. His son Teddy is never seen again. That is the basis of the character but the plot is about George Gates being introduced to the story of the twenty-year old disappearance of a poet named Katherine Carr. But that is not really what the book is about either. So read it and figure it our for yourself.
November 29, 2009
This book really disappointed me and I am quite mad at the author. I had to read thru pages upon pages of heart-wrenching grief and guilt (well-written, I grant you that) of a father whose young son got kidnapped and murdered. I had to read in great detail about a young girl dying from a cruel disease, not to mention innumerable description of terrible atrocities. For what? I don't want to spoil it for those who want to read it, but there are absolutely no resolutions in this book unless you buy into the supernatural vengeful ghosts gimmick. I am disgusted! Katherine Carr was too nice of person to end up with a fate like this! :) I am giving it 3 stars because the book is well-written, the characters are interesting and very well fleshed out, but I wish this guy's editor told him that you cannot do this to readers who have invested their trust in you.
March 24, 2010
I really enjoyed this one. Once I got into the first 30 pages, I could not put it down. Gates (do we ever learn his first name?), a onetime travel writer and feature writer for a small town newspaper recounts the story of Catherine Carr while on a boat trip in Asia. I don't want to give anything away so I'll just say that the plot is intricate and unusual and the story of Catherine Carr, a victim of a violent crime and who subsequently disappeared without a trace, Alice 12 years old and dying of "old age" and Gates, whose son was abducted and murdered was absorbing. Cook's writing is extremely literate and insightful. I recommend this one for not only mystery fans but those who enjoy a well-told story. There are quite a lot of references -- but not florid descriptions of -- violent and nasty crime which may be a negative for some readers.
July 30, 2012
An intelligent,engaging and thought provoking mystery by Cook in his flowery,atmospheric,poetic writing. On one side it is a mystery on the lines of a cozy mystery with the investigators in the form of a reporter and a child assuming the role of Archie Goodwin and Nero Wolfe in the famous Rex Stout mysteries, but at the same time it is exploring the dark and evil minds which wreak havoc on the innocent and helpless and the forces may be divine which is in constant fight to eradicate these evil from earth. Loved the way Cook takes the story forward which is quite unconventional, but quite engaging and with a set of intriguing,mysterious characters.
November 4, 2014
Normally I love his books and I saw the reviews and was really excited. It's a departure from his normal style. I still love his character development. I'm wary of stories within a story and this book is why. I liked the real work mystery and hated the story. It reminded me of a David Lynch movie, whom I really like but then it wound up being a story in a story in a story. I'm pretty sure I got the point but it didn't need it. I'll continue to read his books but I was thrilled this was so short.
October 30, 2011
Freelance writer, George in small town son Teddy murdered a few years ago. He blames himself because he didn't pick his son up. Meets old cop in bar who talks about disappearance of Katherine Carr. She has left a story and some poems which her friend agrees to let George read. G does article on young gitl ALice dying of disease that ages her v quickly. He reads the story of KC to her. KC Supernatural story based around her disappearance. Staange and didn't get it.
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October 17, 2015
Not worth the effort. Author tries to hard to create atmosphere but is too obviously manipulative. Lots of serial killers, murder victims, dying kids are thrown in coldly and unemotionally. Frame story, main story, nested story and lots of side stories stuck together like a jumble of pieces from different jigsaw puzzles jammed in to one another any which way.
2 stars because despite the irritating style I did read to the end struggling against the hook in my curiosity the whole way.
2 stars because despite the irritating style I did read to the end struggling against the hook in my curiosity the whole way.
February 7, 2011
This was one of those books I start, get bored with, but HAVE to finish because I finish every book I start. I thought it might get better by the end, but it didn't. I didn't really understand it.
February 13, 2011
A confusing story within a story with a equally confusing ending that requires thinking about. The whole strains the "suspension of disbelief." Perhaps it's just that it is so different from anything else I've ever read.
September 30, 2015
Huh, while I generally like the sort of ending in this book. It didn't quite work for me. It very nearly did, but did not quite come together. Cook's writing is as usual far above most thriller/mysteries, but this one was not my fave.
December 20, 2017
I guess my intelligence level is far below the other reviewers. It was just a way too deep for me; did a whole bunch of scanning /speed reading to get through it; to an ending I just couldn't understand; Hats off to those that did.
December 23, 2024
I tried to read this book. I like Cook's writing and this is well written. It's just too sad. Thirty eight pages of hopeless despair and I can't go to another page.
The world is full to bursting with tragedies. One need not search for them, they come on their own accord.
The world is full to bursting with tragedies. One need not search for them, they come on their own accord.
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