Title: The Craftsman
Author: Sharon Bolton
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication Date: October 16, 2018
Pages: 418
ISBN: 978-1-250-30003-4 Hardcover
My Rating: 🌠🌠🌠🌠ðŸŒ
My Review
The Craftsman is Sharon Bolton’s latest terrifying
standalone suspense novel. The protagonist, Florence Lovelady starts out in
1969 in Lancashire, UK working in police department where the force is
dominated by men. Some teenagers disappear and they end up being found
buried alive in coffins. Florence Lovelady begins to help with the
investigation but being a woman she is not always treated the same. But she couldn’t
be ignored because she was able to look at things differently proving she was a
very good investigator.
Florence Lovelady is such a strong female character. She is
tough and persistent in order to make it but she couldn’t come off too strong.
I admired her for hanging in there with a tough profession especially during that
time period when she the only woman around. The story shifts ahead 30 years to
1999 and someone else disappears under similar circumstances. Had Florence
Lovelady caught the right man all those years ago or is it a copycat?
I love the short chapters and the pacing of the novel was
perfect. The build-up to the ending was amazing and the truth is carefully
masked right up to the conclusion. My interest was held throughout and I couldn’t
wait to see where the story led next. With hints in the story of witches and
Freemasons, the supernatural aspect brings in another level of interest for
readers.
I loved this book so much. Definitely 5 stars for me…can’t
wait for the next Sharon Bolton novel. Thanks to the author and Minotaur Books
for providing me a copy to review. Highly recommended for those who love dark
terrifying thrillers.
About the Author:
Sharon Bolton (having previously written as S.J. Bolton) is
a two-time Mary Higgins Clark Award winner and an ITW Thriller Award, CWA Gold
Dagger, and Barry Award nominee. She grew up in Lancashire, England, and now
lives near Oxford with her family. Her highly acclaimed thrillers include Sacrifice, Awakening, Blood Harvest, Little
Black Lies, Daisy in Chains, and Dead
Woman Walking in addition to her Lacey Flint books Now You See Me, Dead Scared, Lost, and A Dark and Twisted Tide.
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