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Colin Barrett: Wild Houses (Hardcover, english language, 2024, Grove Atlantic)

As Ballina prepares for its biggest weekend of the year, introspective loner Dev answers his …

Review of 'Wild Houses' on 'Goodreads'

Mostly good writing, although the similes and metaphors are overwrought at times. But the story of a revenge kidnapping for nonpayment of drug money in small town Ireland was not particularly compelling. The ending kind of petered out and overall I found the novel unsatisfying.