A GOOD MAN by Ani Katz begins in innocence but ends in ruination; it is a tale that conceals rather than reveals and demands a lot from its audience.

Growing up in the gothic atmosphere similar to that of an Anne Rice novel, (unusually close familial relationships, a crumbling mansion, creepy siblings and distant parental figures, as well as an unusual love for opera and the trappings of high society), Thomas Martin has long tried to escape his background through education, and a marriage to a woman from another nation and faith. While he is triumphant in climbing up the ladder of success, and has the appropriate accessories of wealth in terms of finances, family and a career, the responsibility he has taken for protecting "his girls" from bad decisions or from everything else in life has begun an implosion inside of him, one he tries to control but could potentially lead him to catastrophic decisions where he could lose everything.

A GOOD MAN is definitely a novel that kept me excited to ry to figure out the main character and what he is concealing from readers, as well as what is going on in his mind because of the ambiguity he presents within the narrative. The best part of A GOOD MAN is the puzzle she presents to the reader, asking the audience what is going on with Thomas, and no one will be able to come up with the same answer. The guesswork alone is enough to make my heart palpitate and continue to obsess over the story even weeks after I finished it.

Part a broken fairytale-part uncertain narrative, and a critique on society and the expectations placed on men from the time they are young, A GOOD MAN by Ani Katz will long continue to thrive in my heart, sending my mind racing to try to trace the conclusion and motivation for Thomas Martin's actions. For a reader seeking a tale with an unreliable narrator, they shouldn't look any further than A GOOD MAN which I hope will one day become a classic from these times.