PaniNewsEven given the momentum this ticking clock injects into proceedings, the novel lacks the bold dynamism of Turton’s earlier books ... Beyond lead investigator Emory and the elders, characters are barely sketched in, which also makes it hard to care whether they survive. The novel explores free will and morality, but only in a perfunctory way. And while the pace is helped by short chapters, the writing has moments of naffness.
