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Death Notice by Zhou Haohui
3.75

I wish I knew this book was a two-part series, then I would have gone into it not thinking I’d figure out who the killer was by the ending. Yes we did get to find out who the earlier Eumenides was but I’m still frustrated with how it ended. 

I think it was a good book but I just felt there were so many things that could have been done better or handled differently. They were the police for God’s sake but it just didn’t feel like it!  It felt like they were all just too trusting and not doing enough. Even detective Pei that was meant to be our lead hero and capable investigator seemed at a bit too shallow. I can see how a lot more people would enjoy and think this a great book but it fell short of many things for me. 

The only thing I’m looking forward to in the second book is how captain Han would be punished because I really didn’t like him at all and was really glad when Eumenides outsmarted him, again. I’m honestly not even really concerned or bothered about who Eumenides is or if he is taken down. It’s all just messed up for me.