Visionary!įans of Australian crime fiction should add this one to their reading lists, I highly recommend it and will be eagerly awaiting Aoife Clifford’s next novel. I also really appreciated the intent of a character communicating what they know of a crime through a work of art.
I could picture the paintings and works of art as they were described. Aoife did an amazing job with weaving art into her narrative. I am fond of art and love books that can effectively incorporate that into the story with visual impact. The way in which art and environmental activism underpinned the story appealed to me greatly. But that is honestly the only sticky point for me. I feel like this was the one area of the story that wasn’t resolved fully to my liking. I feel a bit bad admitting that I didn’t like a woman with dementia, hopefully that doesn’t cast too much of a murky light on me! My main issue with Denny was her silence about who Alex’s father was. I wasn’t overly keen on Denny, Alex’s mother, to be honest. Although, there is more than one crime within these pages and more than one perpetrator, and I didn’t guess the full story! I almost never see it coming, but in this case, something rang a bell for me, and I was pleased to discover that my hunch was right. I actually guessed the killer, not my usual talent, I’ll admit. There are plenty of red herrings within this story, doubt cast left, right, and centre.
I’m not usually a fan of the amateur detective, preferring my crime fiction to be more police procedural, but perhaps it was Alex’s foot in the law that swayed me, I’m not sure, but I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and found Alex’s personal interest and layman investigations entirely credible. I am happy to say, they were definitely met. This was my first taste of her writing, although a fellow blogger and friend had nothing but praise to share with me about her, so my expectations going in were high. With its moody and atmospheric cover, the scene is immediately set within Aoife Clifford’s latest release, When We Fall, and it’s a slow burning, yet entirely addictive read.
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