Greg

I'm not into the supernatural genre. Zafon's work is the exception. Well narrated. The ending is a surprise. Entertaining start to finish.

I like to follow series. This is probably the most consistent in quality story to story. Thus far not a dud in the lot. I gave this one a 4 but for me the ending was not the best. I highly recommend this series for extended reading.

I like to follow series. This is probably the most consistent in quality story to story. Thus far not a dud in the lot. I gave this one a 4 but for me they all come very close to 5 stars. I highly recommend this series for extended reading. I like Doyle's narration generally but in this one book he was not at his best--he does well in the others in this series.

I like to follow series. This is probably the most consistent in quality story to story. Thus far not a dud in the lot. I gave this one a 4 but for me they all come very close to 5 stars. I highly recommend this series for extended reading.

I like to follow series. This is probably the most consistent in quality story to story. Thus far not a dud in the lot. I gave this one a 4 but for me they all come very close to 5 stars. I highly recommend this series for extended reading.

I like to follow series. This is probably the most consistent in quality story to story. Thus far not a dud in the lot. I gave this one a 5 and the remainder 4s but for me they all come very close to 5 stars. I highly recommend this series for extended reading.

Although the second book (Shut Your Eyes Tight) is better than this, the first, the series has real potential. I'd like to see better characterization of the wife and I don't want to hear another dead end foot trail. You'll see what I mean if you read these two books. I think the major difference in ratings between the two books rests in the narration.

then this is a must read. Well written story line. Well integrated chapter overlaps. Well narrated. Well interwoven social commentary. Well--give it a try!

If you are the non-Jew in a mixed marriage, this is the book you could write--don't do it. In truth, it takes a Jew to write it, otherwise it could be criticized as anti-Semitic. This is a well written confabulation of the dynamics of not atypical Jewish families (no one family could could contain all the complexities of this one). I have long enjoyed my take on such dynamics being the non-Jew in a 30+ year mixed marriage. This being a book, I feel free to laugh and cry at (and with) the characters portrayed. In real life such responses sometimes come with a price. The match of story and narrator is perfect.

It may be that the narrator plays a larger part than usual in the rating of this book/series. Nevertheless, this is one of the better examples of Crais's talent and this series.

Don't judge the series by this one book. This is not Crais' best effort and Lawlor is not the best match to the characters. All in all, not bad but a disappointment given the quality of the series.