2014-01-26
An Atmospheric Tale of Two Halves
I think another reviewer said this book was, at least in part, reminiscent of Sarah Waters and so it is, at least in the first half, conjuring up a convincing picture of a dark & moody early 20th century Paris. With its device of describing fictional paintings at the start of each chapter I found this half intensely readable. But sadly the promise was not sustained as we progressed into the meat of the mystery, as it were, which became, well, a bit of a romp. Still well written & readable but it didn't quite finish what it started. Nevertheless I'd certainly read more by this author.