The Fate of Katherine Carr

This is only my second read by Cook, so I wasn't sure quite what to expect. The library has his books all under fiction, not mystery, and I think that's accurate, because his stories are much more literary and deeper than an average mystery. This book reminded me of John Connolly's work, with its da......more

I realy like Thomas H. Cook's writing but this novel was a big disappointment for me. The main narrative is written in the first person with Cook's usual air of melancholy and sense of regret, but the story within a story (written by the eponymous Katherine Carr) is too cryptic and not only hard to......more

Very dark, intriguing, desperately sad and yet, ultimately hopeful.......more

This is a fascinating book, albeit gloomy from start to finish. It is a mystery novel, perhaps even a “thriller”, but one with a paranormal undertone - which, for me, makes it something else. Others too, I’d suspect – i.e., probably some “purist” mystery fans might not accept this as a mystery novel......more