Review: Bookmark - Mark of the Loon
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2014
Molly Greene has a gift which spins a tale that keeps you in the dark until the dawn slowly rises and reveals a landscape of unexpected proportions. " Mark of the Loon " is less about solving a defined mystery, because it is unknown what exactly the mystery is until the final pages, as it is about establishing the who, what, whys and wheres of the primary characters.  The mystery is merely the icing on the full flavored cake. Yum.  I have read volume three in this series before volume one and admittedly it is a more defined mystery. But it was so good I decided knowing more about these characters was well worth pursuing for this armchair sleuth.  I was not disappointed.  Ms. Green is very good at defining characters via their actions and dialogue.  The dialogue is so well crafted the reader feels they are sitting in an armchair or at the table with those in discussion instead of reading words on a page.  Ms. Green does not rush her story. Actions are carefully included to create a more realistic written word world defined as much by place as actions and events.  And the author's word world adds superstructure upon what we have learned in the story and adds dimension and chiaroscuro to the lines on the page.  I am a fan.  Keep on writing Molly Greene. I look forward to book two of this series and hopefully there will be books beyond # three.  Should  this series end and Ms.Greene pursue a new line of thought...her words will be well written and worth following.  I intend to pursue her vision and add them to my WISH LIST.