I´ve read and reviewed all books by Sarah Sultoon to date, and it´s only gets better. Published on the 4th of December by Orenda Books, her latest, Blackwater, is a gripping page turning political thriller set on the eve between two centuries.
Sultoon´s construction of the story is remarkably flawless given the complex plot with many layers that intertwin slowly towards the end. Journalist Jonny Murphy is about to investigate the mysterious death of a child found on Blackwater Island. No traces leading to the corpse, no clear reason and cause of the death. Meanwhile, as the action is set in 1999, the world is taken over by the hysteria of Y2K virus that threaten to shut down the whole world. And between the two separate occurrences there may be a red thread with dramatic implications.
From the prologue until the end, there is no break for the reader: tensed nerves, suppositions after suppositions denied by new facts and details. The descriptions, especially when it comes to Blackwater island, do play an important role in creating a specific ambiance for individual episodes.
The mix between mystery and technology do amplify the feeling of incertainty and kept me hooked at maximum until the end.
May I confess that I actually read the book in one long sitting because for that day it was nothing more important than this story?
Rating: 5 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
Thanks for the blog tour support x
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