14.12.25
A stilted translation, one-dimensional characters who were hard to tell apart, poor pacing, a plot that made no sense, and being told everything instead of being shown it - the much-celebrated (and rather monotonous) descriptions of snow were not enough to save this weak novel.
21.06.21
Goddard must have read my review of Into the Blue, as this recent 'thriller' replaces the middle-aged white male main character with a middle-aged Japanese female main character. Who was really only differentiated from all the middle-aged white male secondary characters by her clipped way of speaking and no-nonsense manner. Because she's, like, Japanese, you know. But it was much more tedious than you'd expect of a globe-trotting detective adventure.
