The author is certainly talented, his scénar is perfectly refined, but I had a little trouble with his style if he is rich, can sometimes become too rich for this style novels. Indeed, multiplication (almost academic) descriptive adjectives are sometimes lose pace in the book and do not necessarily stick to the best with the cruelty and harshness of the style of the novel. Is that intentional? The author he wanted to describe the horrible by pretty words (sometimes naïve)? Finally, I've found some tape and so few laps, however lengths that allow us to discover in depth Brolin ...
With these criticisms why do I still put 4 stars? For 2 reasons, its perfect scenario (when will a movie adaptation?) Worthy of the greatest and most Maxime Chattam manages, in parallel with the investigation, to play with other emotions, which is rare in this type literature. It is not quite out unscathed from the novel ... I say no more to let you discover ...
I have since started more: In Tenebris, which looks classic but with a more rhythmic always searched scenario ... I enjoy !!!