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What is surprising about this novel, though, is that despite of the fact that the killer is known after the two very first pages (notice his ridiculous name, which irritated me throughout the whole 400 pages), the introduction of a few new characters, such as Shaz Bowman and Donna Doyle, manages to intrigue you and drag you along the storyline. Never mind that the identity of the killer is proposterous, that the sideline-plot is bound to put you to sleep and that the main characters are charicatures of themselves in the Mermaids... This alone makes this novel worth a neutral stance : ** (I wouldn't want to be too positive and give it *** !!).
If you haven't read "The Mermaids...", you might this novel remotely interesting. If you have, try not to think about it!!
The book is a bit slow at the beginning but I really got into it anyways. And (SPOILER ALERT), I love when writers can kill off a "main" character and not bring it back (Patricia Cornwell, anyone?). I admit the character that dies was just introduced in this book but still, I had grown to like her and she was well developped in the book.
I am for sure going to get the TV series based on this book and others by McDermid.
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