The Lost Diaries of Iris Weed

Janice Law has a particular knack for capturing the voice of her characters, which is something she does in this book not only in dialogue, but also through the written words of the individuals who populate the book. The three main characters around whose relationships the book revolves are all writers with very distinct styles and patterns of writing, and Law captures the personalities of those words very well. The story leaves quite a bit to be desired in the first part, but the writing forced me onwards. Part 2 of the novel throws a very interesting twist into the murder mystery, and I appreciated the subtlety of the plot from there on out.