As a very, very picky reader and as someone who reads many,many books and who tends to be a tad bit more critical in my reviews than most book reviewers I have something to say about this novel.
I am on page 48 and honestly I cannot find one thing to complain about. This is probably a perfect book. Perfect in that the characters, diverse though they may be, and seemingly un-connected, make sense even before the Plot, capital letters, is revealed. Ms. Burke has managed to take several threads of a story/mystery and weave them together seamlessly and pique one's interest without being obvious and or cliched in regards to the inevitable blending of story lines. Too many of today's authors attempt this; introducing various characters and then tying them all together in an easy bow. I have a suspicion that Ms. Burke will not fall into the "easy, oh now I get it " category. As I mentioned I am only on page 48 of a 334 page novel and yet I can easily say this is most likely one of the best Suspense/mystery novels I have read in months. Having said that I would like to point out that I usually read close to 35 books a month depending on the weather and the circumstances.
LONG GONE is probably the best novel Alafair Burke has written to date. If she keeps putting out such excellent prose I think that the Burke dynasty will continue for many, many years.
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