Mike Brink is a famous creator of puzzles. His ability to solve puzzles dates from a head injury that left him with this unusual talent. He suffers from acquired savant syndrome which gave him extraordinary cognitive abilities. Now he is being asked to use his ability to decipher puzzles to help Jess Price a woman accused of murdering her lover while staying in an eerie mansion.
Jess hasn’t spoken since the murder, but she has drawn puzzles. Her therapist believes that solving the latest extremely complex one can aid her recovery. Mike is fascinated not only by the puzzle, which is not an easy one to solve, but by the woman herself.
The book has multiple time lines and narrators. There are creepy mansions, strange porcelain dolls, and mysterious puzzles including the God Puzzle. The book is very well researched. I was fascinated by the amount of detail about puzzles and their construction.
The characters are interesting, but seem mainly to serve the plot. Mike Brink is a good character, but he is prinarily a person with a mission to decode a difficult puzzle. The transition between time lines works well. Although the book is long, it’s hard to put down and can give you a scare along the way. I recommend it if you enjoy Dan Brown type novels.
Thanks to Net Gallery and the publisher for this book.
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