'PERCEPTION
OF DEATH' by Louise
Anderson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0-09-947126-4
2005
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Perception
of Death
by
Louise Anderson
In order to break into the world of authors, it is necessary to have
a gift for taking the unusual and making it credible. With this her debut
novel, Louise Anderson has waded into the murky waters of Crime
with confidence and talent to spare.
Perception Of Death centres round Erin Patterson,
a rich and successful lawyer who now runs her retired father's firm in
Glasgow. When an old school friend of her sister is brutally murdered,
having first trying inexplicably to contact Erin, the advocate's life
begins to unravel and she begins to see things from her past and present
for what they truly are ... dark, mysterious and, above all, dangerous.
The story has a pace that sweeps the
reader along and holds an intrigue that is beguiling. The use of often
black comedy and forthright sarcasm, do on occasions tend to jolt a
little, but this is more than made up for in the fact that the plot
is so utterly original, so authentically painful, that it cannot be
ignored.
The cast of characters, ranging from
the deeply insecure and self-driven Erin to the "mad as a box of
frogs" mother, all sparkle with wit and intelligence, yet each
would cry out to be put in their place for being so utterly self-centered.
As for the author herself, she has a
rare gift of being able to make a reader continue on with a story, despite
also making them shake their head in disbelief at what they are being
shown. A talent that must surely mean Louise Anderson has a very
bright future in the world of Crime fiction. This is an entertaining,
exciting read that marks, hopefully, the beginning of a long and successful
career.
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