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Kala by Colin Walsh
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bookshelves: 2000s, animals, author-irish, country-ireland, read-in-2023, thriller, twins

A group of six inseparable teenage friends hang out together in a small town in Ireland in 2003. But when Kala - the lynchpin of the group - goes missing, the friendships unravel. Fifteen years later two of the group, Helen and Joe independently return to the town and a little while later human remains are discovered on a nearby building site. There was lots to enjoy in this: the characterisation, the dialogue, the writing. It's described as a literary thriller and that's correct, but maybe that's its downfall. Not quite pacey enough for a true thriller, but such a high body count (past and present day) to make it a little too unbelievable to be fully literary. But I'd be really interested to read anything else that Wash writes.
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Reading Progress

September 3, 2023 – Started Reading
September 6, 2023 – Finished Reading
September 11, 2023 – Shelved
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: 2000s
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: animals
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: author-irish
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: country-ireland
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: read-in-2023
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: thriller
September 11, 2023 – Shelved as: twins

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