The Man From Primrose Lane – James Renner
You really HAVEN’T read anything
like this before!
This is surely the most promising
debut this year. It begins with the murder of an old man known simply as ‘The
Man from Primrose Lane’, no-one knows who he really is, and it would appear
this is the way he wanted it as he was constantly wearing mittens, cutting off
his own fingers and putting them into a blender to hide his identity even in
death.
David Neff, a true crime writer
has recently lost his wife to suicide and has closeted himself away from the
world with their small son. Yet when the story of this reclusive man comes to
his attention, he is powerless to stop the domino effect that pulls him back
into the world. What follows is a wonderful recounting of how David met his
late wife, and the search for a killer that resulted in his first book. Yet
there are many more things that must be uncovered, and this book will have you
gasping. I truly found this to be a consuming novel – one of those books that
you can’t help but rave about and force onto your friends. This is a triumph of
a debut – James Renner is certainly one to watch!
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