Vise Manor was a wonderful cyberpunk take on the cosy room mystery genre. The cover was what drew me in, but I was quickly drawn into the narrative and found myself quickly forming an attachment to the characters.
What I wasn't expecting was the subtle humour that runs its way through Vise Manor. The opening scenes had me giggling to myself uncontrollably and despite the brutal murders that followed as the plot progressed, it never lost that spark that hooked me from the get-go.
Each character had heart and personality, which meant I never got bored, despite the book being longer than what I usually enjoy in the cyberpunk genre. Trying to guess who would live and die before the end was half the fun, and Verastiqui did a great job of ramping up the mystery without playing his hand. It was very Poirot vs William Gibson's Blue Ant series - two things that should mix but somehow did.
Reviewed by pamela on
Reading updates
- 3 March, 2022: Started reading
- 7 March, 2022: Finished reading
- 7 March, 2022: Reviewed