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It's another book which you ''can't'' put down. Everything which happens is so plausible and so convincing: it seems to come to you very slowly, very steadily - in sympathy with the heat of a French afternoon and it's quite a while before you appreciate the sheer weight of all that's happened and ''is'' happening. The characters are brilliant. I believed in Sean - he's a bit of a drifter, but inherently decent and you ''want'' him to sort everything out and get back to, well, drifting if that's what he wants to do. Mathilde is compelling, hardened by events and determined to do what is right for her child - a glorious contrast with Gretchen, the younger daughter.
The climax is breath-takingbreathtaking. I quite simply didn't see it coming. At all. It's superb.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
For more crime in France , you might like to have a look at [[The Devil's Cave: A Bruno Courreges Investigation by Martin Walker]]. For more from Beckett, try [[The Lost by Simon Beckett|The Lost]].
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