It took me an awfully long time to decide to listen to this audiobook, for several reasons. It’s lengthy, and I needed to be in the right headspace for it. This third episode in the series is also my least favourite of the four, which added to my reluctance. When I first read it, I found it too dense and convoluted. The word I used in my review at the time is “messy”. However, when I finally gave it a chance, I enjoyed it a lot more. I have no doubt that it’s in part due to Abby Craden’s talent. Her narration makes the story more poignant and, at the same time, faster-paced. That said, the fact that I now know everything that comes after played a role too. I love the anticipation, the feeling that I have knowledge the characters don’t of their inescapable fate. Besides, I’d found all the intricacies confusing, but having read the fourth and last book now, it all makes sense, and my initial frustration has evaporated.

I’ve written several times about Craden’s French not being the best but in this, all the words she has to say in my mother tongue were perfect (with the tiny exception of Thierry Bouchaule’s sidekick’s first name, Bertrand—the final “d” is silent).

In the end, I enjoyed the experience so much, I went on to listen to the final book straight away. More on that one soon!

Read my review of In the Shadow of Truth, the book.

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