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Identical (2013)

by Scott Turow(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1455527203 (ISBN13: 9781455527205)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

series

Kindle County Legal Thriller

review 1: [library audiobook, plot summary elsewhere]Based on enjoyment, especially the voices of the reader, and especially the voice of Terry, the foulmouthed octogenarian aunt, I would have given it a 4. The emphasis on Greek immigrant culture, the throes of lesbian love and the difficulties of growing old were also positive. I liked the extensive discussion of DNA typing. I'll certainly read another Turow if it comes up on the library list.But, the story of the twins was too unbelievable. The out-of-love breakup story of the lesbian security executive was irrelevant, then unresolved, and took up time. Why is the female FBI agent so frequently an Olympic athlete in a minor sport (field hockey)? The coda at the end didn't add much.So to be fair, it only gets... more a 3.
review 2: I couldn't help comparing this book to the other mystery I just finished -- "Oath of Office" by Michael Palmer -- and I have to say that "Identical" comes out ahead. The plot is more complex, and the resolution that I was proud of having deduced well before the end --- turned out to be incorrect. The characters are more fully developed. I felt a strong attachment to Tim, the 81-year-old private investigator, and to Evon, the 51-year-old lesbian who becomes his close collaborator. Still, the book had its slow sections and didn't really grab me. less

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