Unraveling by Karen LordMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Such an interesting read. Dr. Miranda Ecouvo is a forensic therapist who has recently wrapped up a serial killer investigation, but lingering questions nag at her. Her personal investigation of the crimes becomes interwoven with the efforts of twin brothers, Chance and the Trickster, to discover the roots of the crime outside of this world and bring Miranda into contact with the Undying, angels, and immortals.
I do not do the book justice by saying that it's like a great crime novel smooshed with American Gods-style otherworldly characters, but I really like how Karen Lord interweaves the two genres of mystery-thriller and speculative fiction. Even the "this world" setting has an otherworldly feeling - set in a not-quite-full-on-dystopian version of the world where the City in which Miranda lives is walled and open for residence only to Freemen and where the FreeMEN seem free to share their learning, act out their altruistic tendencies, and perhaps engage in other, less beneficial behaviors through guild-like clubs. Lord never addresses how this world came to be, and I found myself wanting more stories from this place and time. Perhaps Miranda has more stories to tell in the future.
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