I’m always eager to dive into Peter May’s next release, and The Man With No Face was no different. However, this is one of a handful of books by the author that I was not crazy about. It certainly had me curious to see how things would play out, but I never felt the connection I had hoped for.

I think my big problem with this one was that the emotional impact was lacking. There was the potential for an intense storyline, with certain details promising to hit hard, but things were too blunt for the connection to appear. Sure, the storyline had me curious. However, the aspects that could have made this hit hard were flat. I kept waiting for the connection to appear, but it never did. Instead, I was left watching the events without much of a care.

I’m clearly in the minority with this one, though. Many seem to adore this, but it didn’t work for me in the way Peter May’s work usually does.