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A review by billymac1962
A Place of Execution by Val McDermid
4.0
The most frustrating aspect of being a relatively slow reader (my mind wanders terribly) is being slowly teased to the conclusion of a mystery for 100 pages or so. On the other hand, it's an indication
that I've been tormented by a master.
Val McDermid knocked me over with The Mermaids Singing. A Place of Execution doesn't quite match the intensity but the nature of this one doesn't call for it. Instead, it simmers to a slow boil as revelations are brought to light following the disappearance of a 13 year-old girl from a tiny isolated English village.
I have to admit that some of the revelations didn't entirely surprise me, but I really didn't mind. Val McDermid can sure spin a yarn, and this novel is well worth anyone's time.
that I've been tormented by a master.
Val McDermid knocked me over with The Mermaids Singing. A Place of Execution doesn't quite match the intensity but the nature of this one doesn't call for it. Instead, it simmers to a slow boil as revelations are brought to light following the disappearance of a 13 year-old girl from a tiny isolated English village.
I have to admit that some of the revelations didn't entirely surprise me, but I really didn't mind. Val McDermid can sure spin a yarn, and this novel is well worth anyone's time.