Trigger warning: brief talk of domestic abuse and brief mention of physical/sexual abuse by priests.
This is the 7th book in the Tennison detective series but can be read alone. It’s the first book by La Plante for me. I think it will appeal to readers of Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan series and Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles series.
The story follows Jane Tennison as her and her associates investigate the discovery of a coffin buried in an old convent. We meet some interesting characters as Jane and her colleague Boon look into the current developers of the land and research the previous occupants of Saint Mary’s convent. There’s a few twists and turns but it was rather predictable and, as it takes place in England (I’m in the US) some of the terminology was hard to follow.
While the concept of the story was interesting and it was an over-all decent read, I had a hard time connecting to most of the characters or engaging in the plot. It took me a long time to realize it’s set in the late 70’s/early 80’s. I found the dialogue between characters to be dull and uninteresting for a good portion of the book. I did like Jane and felt the author did a good job with character development over all.
Thank you yo NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is the 7th book in the Tennison detective series but can be read alone. It’s the first book by La Plante for me. I think it will appeal to readers of Kathy Reichs’ Temperance Brennan series and Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli and Isles series.
The story follows Jane Tennison as her and her associates investigate the discovery of a coffin buried in an old convent. We meet some interesting characters as Jane and her colleague Boon look into the current developers of the land and research the previous occupants of Saint Mary’s convent. There’s a few twists and turns but it was rather predictable and, as it takes place in England (I’m in the US) some of the terminology was hard to follow.
While the concept of the story was interesting and it was an over-all decent read, I had a hard time connecting to most of the characters or engaging in the plot. It took me a long time to realize it’s set in the late 70’s/early 80’s. I found the dialogue between characters to be dull and uninteresting for a good portion of the book. I did like Jane and felt the author did a good job with character development over all.
Thank you yo NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.