Maslin Watch: It Was a Very Good Day

It's Monday, which means Maslin's probably got a mystery on her hands; this time, it's the new Michael Connelly novel, The Narrows. (Sarah will now add a comment about how of course Maslin found time to review the new Michael Connelly...)

It's actually one of the better Maslin pieces I've seen since starting the Watch. The opening paragraphs hit just the right mix of summing up Connelly's oeuvre, summing up this novel's plot, and offering glimpses of telling scenes--but it does offer a major spoiler (at least for anybody who's read Connelly's earlier work). So there's nothing really to criticize this time around.

UPDATE: Sarah refers readers to Oline Cogdill's review for the Orlando Sun-Sentinel, which manages to say all the important things about Connelly's career and his writing without giving away any twists to The Narrows.