Review: Very good debut novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2012
I read The Violin Man's Legacy and Vengeance Wears Black one after the other. I recommend reading TVML first, to get the background of the characters.Gallacher's command of language is very good. His background in banking and security seems to give him an unusual insight into the kinds of crime he describes - and the methods the "good guys" use to squelch it. His settings are intriguing, too.I agree with other reviewers that the storytelling is a bit uneven, maybe because Gallacher is transitioning from a career of technical/report writing to fiction?  To me, the most compelling parts were those where Gallacher puts us into the heads of his characters instead of narrating the cat and mouse games. If he adds more of that up-close quality to the already-high quality of his plots, his future books will get even better.