TITLE: The Imposter: Love Is Dangerous
AUTHOR: Daniel Norrish
PUBLISHED BY: BooksGoSocial
This is a very different style of book, almost unique, both in its
writing style and as a novel itself. It
is a story which provides an immediate insight into the characters and
motivations of the protagonists from the start. I was immediately hooked. It is fast-paced and well-structured with a style that propels the reader
forward by the author’s inventive skill.
Here is a story littered with violent crime, told in a first person
narrative from the viewpoint of an assortment of characters, most of whom are
deceased, with readers discovering the different characters' points of view relating
to their own murders. It is written in thirteen parts from the perspectives of
the thirteen kidnap victims. It is definitely
not for the squeamish or the faint-hearted. Set in modern day Australia, Norrish’s graphic description of the
Australian heat will have readers perspiring with his skilful depiction of the
high temperatures there and with anticipation about the plot.
It is a compelling and exhilarating read with wicked wit,
dialogue and visceral imagery. I found it very entertaining and creative
thoughtout. Thirteen criminals are
abducted, some very colourful characters, very depraved and readers can experience
the final days of their lives.
Readers are confronted with a mixture
of diverse characters and will be intrigued as I was, in trying to figure out
who the kidnapper is. By following the characters through
their own personal stories, individuals who partake in murder, drugs, prostitution
and more, with each
subsequent character being related in some way to the previous one, Norrish
holds the reader’s attention so their imagination runs riot in trying to
discover the identity of the abductor. The shifting of perspectives from one
character to another is handled skilfully and the reader is the only person to
hear the confessions of each victim as they meet.
Norrish’s atmospheric novel features a unique quality which provides the
reader with an inside glimpse into an assortment of criminal minds. Each chapter is a different criminal telling
his/her story. None of the characters are truly likable, but this is one of
those books that is hard to put down because it’s so different and very well
written with a clever ending. Criminals openly talk about their crimes as each
person comes up with a unique point of view in the story. For armchair detective readers who enjoy a mystery
thriller or crime stories with a shock factor and a lot of brutality, this
novel's ideal.
It is a riveting, dark thriller;
a page- turner with fast-paced, action which is gripping from the first page; a
crime thriller with a different voice and style; certainly not a typical
thriller and the only person able to guess at The Imposter’s true identity is
the reader.
Reviewer - Anne Pritchard.
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