Blind Alley: a novel by Iris Johansen

Extremely disappointing, February 6, 2005*


I had read some of Iris Johansen's other novels and found them interesting. This one was extremely disappointing. The plot is extremely far-fetched and stretches credulity to the breaking point. But most disappointing is the stilted dialogue which just doesn't ring real. The one saving grace was the interesting historical information about Pompeii/Herculaneum.

When I finished reading this novel, I wondered: How does a book like this get on to the bestseller lists? Are we all sheep?