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Originally Posted by Victoria
Agreed, I thought so too. It wasn’t very likely, and it just seemed to be a way to artificially amp up tension. I’ll give Penny a pass, as a new author.
However I think far too many mystery writers throw their characters into the deep end towards the end of the book. I find it a very annoying convention, because it’s usually either out of character, or a ridiculous risk for anyone to take. It interrupts the story, so I usually  and skip past the scene, so I can get back to the actual book. |
In this case, it's not possible to skip the scene as it's the ending and if you miss it, the book doesn't make as much sense.
But yeah, making characters do stupid things just to amp up the tension isn't a good idea.
I will be reading the second book.