Yet another blinding tale from this exceptionally gifted author
Narrated with extraordinary flair, the perfectly refined allusions create classic small town theatre, a claustrophobic stage where the players make valiant attempts to prevent the skeletons in their cupboards from making their escape.
This imposing mystery is determined to expose what’s good, bad, and the ugliness sandwiched between. It sees the remarkable cast embrace their roles with such intensity their attitudes radiate from the page. A few are desperate for someone to blame, snatching at burred lines before bulldozing right over them. Others are just trying to find their way, misreading the signs and feeling utterly lost.
Add to that the presence of an unsettling meteorological phenomenon that coincides with the unsolved disappearances in Grace and its neighbouring towns, leave it to simmer patiently, and then invite the god-fearing folk with their wavering consciences to helplessly watch as the ominous stew boils over. Take it from me it’s superbly done.
The script remains deliberately evasive and yet it neglects nothing. Even its dialogue has a natural swagger. And as the story vaults over life’s ill-fated hurdles the young voices with old heads on their shoulders are beacons in the dark – I adored their spirit, flaws and all.
"All the Wicked Girls" is a blinding parade of dark mood and lingering suspicion, one I couldn’t take my eyes off for a second. I genuinely cannot wait for the next book from this exceptionally gifted author!
This imposing mystery is determined to expose what’s good, bad, and the ugliness sandwiched between. It sees the remarkable cast embrace their roles with such intensity their attitudes radiate from the page. A few are desperate for someone to blame, snatching at burred lines before bulldozing right over them. Others are just trying to find their way, misreading the signs and feeling utterly lost.
Add to that the presence of an unsettling meteorological phenomenon that coincides with the unsolved disappearances in Grace and its neighbouring towns, leave it to simmer patiently, and then invite the god-fearing folk with their wavering consciences to helplessly watch as the ominous stew boils over. Take it from me it’s superbly done.
The script remains deliberately evasive and yet it neglects nothing. Even its dialogue has a natural swagger. And as the story vaults over life’s ill-fated hurdles the young voices with old heads on their shoulders are beacons in the dark – I adored their spirit, flaws and all.
"All the Wicked Girls" is a blinding parade of dark mood and lingering suspicion, one I couldn’t take my eyes off for a second. I genuinely cannot wait for the next book from this exceptionally gifted author!