Noah Hawley is perhaps best known for his work in television: first Bones, then the extremely well-received Fargo.
It turns out that he's also written a number of novels. I was looking for something simple to take along with me on a cross-country plane trip, and I ended up with his Before the Fall
Hawley developed his skills as a screenwriter and you can really feel it in his writing. Before the Fall opens with a BANG! and the first 50 pages fly by before you can catch your breath.
The rest of the book careens along like Mr Toad's Wild Ride, but Hawley has a natural sense of pace. Each time I felt my attention about to flag, he'd drop another shoe and hook me for another few chapters.
Overall, the book delivers on its promise: it's an enjoyable time-filler, keeping you just intrigued enough to see it through to its satisfying conclusion.
One detail, though: I think I mentioned I picked this up for a plane trip?
Uhm, perhaps not my most well-considered choice, as the entire book is about a plane crash.
Heh. Serves me right.
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