But just as there are limitations to any first-person narrative, there are limits to what Toby is able to see. It is Toby’s voice that guides the tale, with all its charming cadence and understated self-consciousness. Toby’s words that open the novel reveal much about how the novel will proceed. I just mean that I managed to go through life without any of the standard misfortunes you hear about.” I don’t mean I’m one of those people who pick multi-million euro Lotto numbers on a whim, or show up seconds too late for flights that go on to crash with no survivors. “I’ve always considered myself to be, basically, a lucky person. While the plot hinges on the unraveling of the mysteries, the book also pores over the deeper matters of human desire and its limits. French the opportunity to excavate the interior lives of her main characters, her singular gift. Although pursuing clues to the burglary bears the hallmarks of a traditional whodunit, complete with two detectives named Gerry Martin and Colm Bannon (Flashy Suit), the art shenanigans and the mysterious appearance of the skull in particular give Ms.
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