Almost, but not quite
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It's always a shame when one of your favourite authors doesn't quite live up to your high expectations of them and this is one of those occasions.
After the sublime Red Leaves, The Murmer Of Stones left me slightly disappointed, especially the ending. As with all Cook's novels he draws the reader in, but continually keeps you guessing the final outcome. Normally Cook's endings have a final twist in the tail. So did this one, but not a classic ending this time.
However, Cook remains one of my favourite authors, up there with Crais, Lehane, James W Hall and Michael Connolly. He always deals in the dark side of peoples behaviour/personality and could possibly put off readers for being too depressing. But his writing style keeps you reading and sucks you in. Even though this book was not as good as some of his other novels, this is still far, far better than most of the rest.
Whilst I have only given 3 stars, this is only a reflection of the high standards I have come to expect. Should really have been 3 1/2.
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