I think this is the best one yet; the writing, ‘fit’ with the various characters and plotting all excellent.
The first chapter and particularly the shock of the very first word is a virtuoso piece of writing. Although thematically similar to all the others, this is the most rounded and accomplished. Many more scenes featuring Jackson Lamb and the whole team (the last in the book a worrying portent?), and the minor characters override some of major ones; River is relatively minor in this one and his father, now in a care home, is no more than referred to as such. The location of the ending is as clever as the opening.
So, very, very good.
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