barbara fister reviewed Confidence by Denise Mina
Review of 'Confidence' on 'LibraryThing'
This sequel to Conviction takes the two unlikely partners in true-crime podcasting on another strange caper, in this case what happened to a YouTuber who disappeared after she broke into a vacant chateau and saw a casket there that holds a mysterious power. When it is discovered and goes up for auction, it causes fundamentalist Christians who believe it has enormous significance to gather in Paris for a mass demonstration in support of an American billionaire who wants to acquire it for his collection of religious artifacts. Anna and Fin are only focused on the missing YouTuber, but they are caught up in the drama around a man who plans to bid on the casket and has been abruptly saddled with a son he had never met before. returnreturnThough I felt this book lacked the passionate anger that fueled Conviction, it has Mina's trademark wry humor and fondly realized characters, …
This sequel to Conviction takes the two unlikely partners in true-crime podcasting on another strange caper, in this case what happened to a YouTuber who disappeared after she broke into a vacant chateau and saw a casket there that holds a mysterious power. When it is discovered and goes up for auction, it causes fundamentalist Christians who believe it has enormous significance to gather in Paris for a mass demonstration in support of an American billionaire who wants to acquire it for his collection of religious artifacts. Anna and Fin are only focused on the missing YouTuber, but they are caught up in the drama around a man who plans to bid on the casket and has been abruptly saddled with a son he had never met before. returnreturnThough I felt this book lacked the passionate anger that fueled Conviction, it has Mina's trademark wry humor and fondly realized characters, especially those who are terribly flawed human beings yet deeply sympathetic, along with a bizarre globe-trotting chase for information. I have yet to encounter a book by Denise Mina that wasn't inventive and wonderfully written.