Reply To: How do the different locations in The Grey Wolf affect the tone of the novel?
Great comments everyone! I don’t know if I have much more to add to this conversation; I agree with all the various perspectives and felt quite unsettled with the various locations and not knowing if the answers would be found at any one locations or if it would be a complete waste of precious time for our team. That increased the tension, suspense and anxiety for me significantly, so they worked well with the intense tone and action of the thriller aspect of this book. Chasing down the leads in remote areas was critical to achieving the tension and to solving the mystery so as Susan says, I think LP has good reason to take us away from Three Pines. Trust LP, I always think, and she always delivers. For me, I think LP wanted us to feel exactly how we do. Think back to the use of scents and familiarity in settings or subjective characteristics, and we see that she has put us where she wants, now eagerly awaiting The Black Wolf, due to all the unsettling events in TGW and the state in which she has left Gamache. If one wants to write a cliffhanger and have the second book well read, this is how to do it. Brilliant!
