Robert and Clare’s reactions are perfect.
They investigate the car whose owner promptly begins blaming Polish illegal immigrants. Robert eats constantly and Clares has aspirations of promotion, as they cross paths with Hugh’s rising violent acts.
The two police officers, Clare and Robert, both feel realistic. Once off the train, he breaks open a car window, steals a coat and then gets infuriated because “it is a cheap copy bought from a no-mark,no-lable and sh**** shop, that sold nothing but cheap s*** for slugs who had no idea what good stuff was.” Then he trashes the car. He leaves the park and gets on a train becoming more and more irritated by most things and people he sees–except a young woman named Abigail. Hugh starts in a park describing the people around him while at first glance he is an “every man who likes squirrels” himself, he quickly gets bored and angry. Also by not naming the city, he gives the “this could happen anywhere” vibe to the story. I would have told everyone who wants to see a realistic non-sympathectic socio-path to read Cargill’s novella.Ĭargill deftly creates the setting: a major city in modern Britain is so detail oriented that it made me remember my trip to the United Kingdom when he was describing the parks, the ticket machines, etc. Underneathwas brought to my attention after Michael Cargill and I both did the 7500 word Challenge.Īll I can say is wow! I wish I read this book two weeks ago before I did that Villains panel at Westercon.
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