The story is a straightforward
crime suspense thriller. It revolves around a lady doctor and a series of gory
murders of her patients. As it evolves, we come to encounter many new characters
who try to plug what seem to be loopholes in the story initially. The story
follows the “revealing a part of climax first” line. The book is of course a
quick read and for me, much predictable. However, the beauty of the book is in
making the reader continue this predictable story by giving twists and turns
during its course.
“Cupping both hands around
Williams’ ears, she whispered into it. A name.”
“Like people making
connections where there couldn’t possibly be any, trying to find meaning in a
string of unrelated, awful, random events.”
Though the answer to the most
important clue is available to the reader in the first part of the book, the
author builds the suspense by making the lines look insignificant.
The soliloquies at certain
points, where the characters are in a reverie mood are of much delight.
“In William’s experience,
there are a few people more dangerous or more powerful than those with nothing
to lose.”
“He remembered his father’s
old advice about keeping your friends close but your enemies closer.”
After I read the book, I felt
like having watched a cricket match, a series of high voltage shots in the
beginning, the middle slog chapters and end with a chilling and blasting climax.
From me, it is best that the book is tasted.
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