Review: Ultimately unsatisfying.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I wanted to write a much better review than this, but was disappointed in the change of direction halfway through. It is a measure of the author's skill that one becomes fond of the first main character - evil though his life has been - but then the unthinkable happens; I was left feeling bereft and cheated, and this spoiled the plot for me. I do not think it is fair of an author to build his characters and then let the reader crash into sadness.The writing of course is excellent and the pace fast. The murders are horrendous - as befits the unleashing of a madman - but the second half lets the novel down.I have given this novel three stars because I really liked the first half, and the skill of the author is up there.The ending is abrupt and unsatisfying and I am sorry to say, spoiled the story for me.