Review of TMNW in Fair Lady magazine
Posted by Rosamund Kendal on Friday, March 1, 2013
Magazine: Fair Lady
Reviewer: Elizabeth Atmore
If you ever feel that what you do doesn't really impact on others, The Murder of Norman Ware will set you straight. For the filthy rich residents of San la Mer 'eco-golfing-estate', there is no need to think of anyone else, unless they are making - or costing - you money. so even when respected resident Norman Ware is found murdered near the pool, it's pretty much business as usual for the remaining residents (a group that includes a harvester of body parts, a serial killer, a philandering plastic surgeon, and a recluse). Until Detective De Villiers starts poking around.
Kendal's magic is twofold - her quirky, dark characterisation is superb, and the rollicking domino effect structure is the best I've come across in a long while.
Reviewer: Elizabeth Atmore
If you ever feel that what you do doesn't really impact on others, The Murder of Norman Ware will set you straight. For the filthy rich residents of San la Mer 'eco-golfing-estate', there is no need to think of anyone else, unless they are making - or costing - you money. so even when respected resident Norman Ware is found murdered near the pool, it's pretty much business as usual for the remaining residents (a group that includes a harvester of body parts, a serial killer, a philandering plastic surgeon, and a recluse). Until Detective De Villiers starts poking around.
Kendal's magic is twofold - her quirky, dark characterisation is superb, and the rollicking domino effect structure is the best I've come across in a long while.