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The Last Fix

In The Last Fix , Dahl creates a psychological thriller full of secrets and half-told stories. The plot is complex, and even though it takes too long to really get into the story, it is engaging. Don't trust the First Paragraphs Although this was a good book, it didn't satisfy me. Why? Well, first of all, when I started the book, I felt it would be full of all sorts of  cliches , and although they're dismissed at the end, it kept me wary during the rest of the reading. It is good, but it has weaknesses  Like any good crime novel, there are many twists, but they can sometimes be tiring. Although we may be surprised by who the real killer is, I felt the end was a little cold and lacked emotion.  Along the way, it was almost impossible to determine who the murderer was, and in the end, that person's motive was the weakest part of the plot from my point of view. In one part of the story, we have information concerning another point of view (the killers'...