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Jan 27, 2016
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look - a book involving a missing woman that ISN'T compared to Gone Girl!
it is however, compared to both tana french and kate atkinson, which are totally fair comparisons - kate atkinson for her jackson brodie novels, and tana french for … any of 'em.
it's similar to tana french in that they are both character-driven british police procedurals, but this one seems slightly more weighted towards "character" than "crime." this debut doesn't have the same confident insider-vibe in its police parts a ...more
it is however, compared to both tana french and kate atkinson, which are totally fair comparisons - kate atkinson for her jackson brodie novels, and tana french for … any of 'em.
it's similar to tana french in that they are both character-driven british police procedurals, but this one seems slightly more weighted towards "character" than "crime." this debut doesn't have the same confident insider-vibe in its police parts a ...more
If I could give this 4.5 stars, I would. Only one thing is keeping it from being a 5, which I'll explain below. First, the good stuff.
Tana French's fans should definitely pick up Susie Steiner, and that is high praise from me. Both the detectives and the family members of the titular missing person are well developed and sympathetic, the plot is well-paced, and the mystery is compelling. I suspect that enough clues were provided that an on-the-ball reader could have figured out the solution bef ...more
Tana French's fans should definitely pick up Susie Steiner, and that is high praise from me. Both the detectives and the family members of the titular missing person are well developed and sympathetic, the plot is well-paced, and the mystery is compelling. I suspect that enough clues were provided that an on-the-ball reader could have figured out the solution bef ...more
Such a warm and humane story. I like reading mysteries, and so often they are rather dark and grim. But this one, though it is about disappearances and deaths, is not like that. The prose style is different, but the warmth and humanity with which Steiner infuses her characters reminds me of Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie mysteries. The mystery aspect, while satisfying and certainly a page-turner, is really mostly a vehicle for peering into the inner lives of these very real and likeable characte
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Id give this a solid 3.5.
Appreciate these British mysteries, helping me to get over my election heartache.
Appreciate these British mysteries, helping me to get over my election heartache.
Ugh. I read so many good reviews and then kept hoping it would get better and it didn't. I read the whole thing still waiting for it to be great. Not great.
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Mar 17, 2016
Eh?Eh!
marked it as to-read
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Jun 29, 2016
katayoun Masoodi
marked it as tbr-ebook
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Aug 25, 2016
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