Journal Entry 1 by Cassiopaeia from Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, May 09, 2011

Description from Amazon
Annie O'Neill has it all: a cosy Manhattan apartment, a beautiful bookshop and a network of supportive friends. But at the heart of her life is a hole - a place vacated by her father when he died in her childhood. So when a mysterious man named Forrester enters the shop and claims to be her father's oldest friend she jumps at the chance to find out more of her own past. But Forrester's not being free with the answers she needs. He's much more interested in telling her a story about a ruthless ganglord and a fifty-year-old betrayal. A betrayal that she will realise far too slowly, has something very much to do with her...  

Journal Entry 2 by Cassiopaeia at Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, June 20, 2011

This was Ellory’s second book written in 2004, probably for any author the most difficult. I think he did a good job even though the story line was semi predictable, but I did enjoy the irony of the final twist. I loved the characterization of both the main characters, Annie and Sullivan, and yet again the author’s instinctive feeling for his setting. This was a book I looked forward to picking up every night.