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The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes (view source)
Revision as of 09:44, 29 September 2020
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It's delightful, very Irish humour but there is a darker side and that's Helen's depression. Marian Keyes has been there and she knows what it's like. (She [[Saved by Cake: Over 80 Ways to Bake Yourself Happy by Marian Keyes|bakes cakes]] to heave herself out of the abyss.) It never gets ''too'' heavy - sometimes there's a line of black humour - but she never minimises or makes light of what it's like either. Helen Walsh's depression is an exemplary piece of writing.
The plot is clever and I really didn't see how it was going to turn out. In fairness, it took Helen Walsh the best part of a week (or about five hundred pages, whichever way you look at it) and she's a private investigator. If you're looking for a good, relaxing read that's still thought -provoking then this could be your book.
I'd like to thank the publishers for dropping a copy into the Bookbag.
For another Dublin-based Private investigator, you might like to try [[Friends and Lovers by Maureen Martella]], but we think Marian Keyes is rather better. You might also enjoy [[Sadomasochism for Accountants by Rosy Barnes]].
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