Review: Not a book for the nervous!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
This was one of the most compelling detective novels I have read. The atmosphere was sinister and unsettling. The setting of a mental hospital that is Gothic in style provides the perfect venue for murders of the creepiest kind.Trevor Joseph's character and the situation he was in (recovering from a mental collapse due to severe physical injuries incurred in the line of duty) were unusual and yet convincing. It is his fragility and complex personality that make him such an empathetic 'hero'.I found all the characters stirred my curiosity, and the flawed natures and pasts of many of these made it challenging to work out the culprit behind the murders. The book also provided a convincing picture of a modern mental hospital and the type of people who are attracted to working in such institutions. Once I started the book, I could not put it down. This is detective fiction at its best.