I knew nothing of Noah Hawley until I started reading the book. I did not know of his renown as a television producer nor as an author. I had read that this was a good read so I jumped in.
I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at this book. The story flowed and the suspense, although not overbearingly mysterious, was perfect in tone and in keeping me on the edge of my seat.
The structure that Hawley used to set up the story wasn't something too terrifically new, but he wielded it effectively and he wrote within the structure he set up extremely adroitly.
The hardest part I thought was the part where the main character swam with the boy in the ocean, that would have been easily mishandled but he did a great drop in keeping my interest while also moving the story along.
As you may be able to tell, I am trying very hard to avoid letting the plot out in the review, but please trust me when I say that the book kept me tautly interested the entire time I was reading. In fact, I sensed the familiar twinge of regret when the denouement came because I knew I wanted the story to continue. I wanted to see the comeuppance for the those anti-heros in the book. as well as a tidying up of various loose ends. But this ending worked quite well.
Mr. Hawley has gained a follower with this book. I may even go out to search for his other books as well. He has a great and deft touch with timing, drama, and tension which served him quite well. he was able to create believable mental dialogues for his characters without making those dialogues seem trite or self conscious while also maintaining a depth of thought that served to advance some key ideas.
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