Brad W. (bewilbered) reviewed on 5/12/2020 + 36 more book reviews

The other reviewer has a point about this novel perhaps struggling to declare its purpose, BUT not too long into it, I started to think of it like a Tana French novel. French is marketed unmistakably in the mystery genre, but she NEVER gives a whodunit with a traditional payoff / twist. Often there is never a big reveal, but you have the compensations of assured, exquisite writing and character study. I think SAINT X is that, to a tee. A few doldrums in the middle, but the writing is very very good--smart, never perfunctory, not even one sentence. I say go for it, especially if you like French's "kindred" stories. The Amazon reviews for this book insist on waving a backlash against the hype, but I think this book deserves most of the advance praise.

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