rench bring us directly into her characters’ heads. The mystery is as much about their interior lives as it is about plot twists, how they process new information and how that alters their interactions with their loved ones and friends ... Totally immersive.
Intoxicating ... Shocking, surprising, slyly funny and also deadly serious ... French has remained one of the most consistently exciting mystery writers around ... The ending is immensely satisfying and deeply moving.
Solidifies this series' status as a contemporary classic ... The wonder of French's style is that her novels unfold almost exclusively through conversations in which she conveys the deeper messages lurking inside everyday speech ... The Cal Hooper books, like all great detective series, are about time and loss and the uphill struggle to repair the world. The detectives rarely succeed in any lasting way, but we readers love them because they try.
