The End of the Wasp Season
For those of us unfamiliar with the environment at boarding schools for broken boys, or the banter at rough Glasgow police stations, it is difficult to tell whether The End of the Wasp Season by Denise Mina is believable or not. But what does it matter? Her characters – from returning anti-heroine; the bitter, pregnant Alex Morrow, to the briefly glimpsed murder victim – are pitch perfect. The story manages to combine a no-nonsense straight forwardness with the interest of quirky twists. Her language is spot on, an easy read, beautifully balanced – with effective and descriptive dialouge added on as an extra bonus. In short: the latest from Scottish thriller star deserves more praise than can credibly be crammed into one brief review. A word of warning though: in order to to do it justice, you really ought to read all Minas works, chronologically, to get the most our of her stylistic developement as well as the down-trodden, yet charming, universe of her books.
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