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FATE IS A HUNTER BY SUSAN WÜTHRICH
Fate is a Hunter, by Susan Wüthrich, is basically a mystery wrapped up in an adventure about a fateful manhunt tracing an abusive culprit around the world. From England to Cuba to South Africa, Lydia searches for the husband who has “stolen” their children and promptly disappeared somewhere into that big, wide world with his mistress, an ex-friend of the family. Initially told from Lydia’s point of view, one is inclined to accept her admittedly one-sided recounting of events as she first succumbs to a depressive mental history, then actively pursues the man she has never really known. As a tale about friends – true and false – engaged in tracking down a deceitful, secretive man, the story moves credibly and quickly.
At one point in Fate is a Hunter, Susan Wüthrich introduces a separate story, one taking place ten years earlier, in an attempt to provide foundational background for current events. One suspects where the true revelations of this story are heading as it proceeds intermittently with the main action, but this one becomes a bit convoluted in the telling. If the reader is encouraged to find some kind of humanity in a man previously described as unfaithful and abusive, this backstory may sound somewhat credible. However, the author is keen to convey the actual mixed complexity of individuals more than she is inclined to keep them sympathetic to our ideals, which lends this book a bit of refreshing if disturbing reality to its characters and their motivations. After an engaging read, the reader will find the climax disturbing but satisfying.
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