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|title=Dead Water
|author=Simon Ings
|reviewer=Lesley Mason
|buy=Maybe not
|borrow=Maybe
|pages=352
|publisher=Corvus
|isbn=978-1848878884
|website=http://simonings.net/
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If only he'd told the tale straight, I'd have loved it.
As it is: it's convoluted, marred by unnecessary deviations and "clever" constructions, and until the final few chapters isn't really allowed to build the suspense and drama that is buried beneath. A few red herrings are essential to plots of this nature; drowning the whole thing in fish paste is a waste. The occasional flashback saves a lot of "telling"; leaping about all over the calendar is just confusing. When you've got a plausible story linestoryline, why cut it with unrealistic magic?
All the more disappointing because of the book it could have been.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
You might also appreciate [[What Was Never Said by Emma Craigie]]. {{amazontext|amazon=1848878885}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=8486330B005GYTX0S}}
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