The Penny Black

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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I've never been at a large crime scene before, moreover I've usually been part of their creation and have high- tailed it before the flashing lights showed up. Consequently, this is interesting. It's a hub of activity, of urgency, of constant footsteps and the cold crackle of static.

I take a moment, and feel it.

TILL MORNING IS NIGH

A Wanted Man

THAT

. It frequently reminded me of a UK version of Ace Atkins' Tibbehah County.

* Just to be clear, it's ard to read because Parker does a good job portraying that kind of bigot, not that he or Ben are bigots.

Of course, this group had a plan to take over the UK government as a means to get that pure UK. Over the last 2 years, I've read more books where a militant and powerful group wants to take over the British government and clean up society. This is the first one that seemed plausible—the one that might actually work in the real world. And that's terrifying.

SO, WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT TILL MORNING IS NIGH?

There is indeed more than a few things that are extremely horrible about the way that the man has been quite clearly executed, but too many times I have witnessed human life reduced to nothing but tissue and pulp, the romance of the miracle of life lain exposed for what it really is. Each time I have seen someone split asunder, their contents revealed, what comes out of the person is always the same as the last. Blood and organs arranged artfully on bone. No myth, no mysticism. We are made of soft material that splits and spills, nothing more.

* Also, I have to—I have a Book Tour spot for the next book on July 1. But I probably would've jumped in this week anyway.

Till Morning is Nigh