'Mare of Easttown' is one of the works that characters come to life vividly, realistically, and even tangibly. It feels as if I can search Easttown on google map, meet Mare Sheehan, and find news about this serial kidnapper. It's all possible because writing completes all characters 100%. Even small characters such as John Ross or Moira Ross carry important roles in the storyline (thus, they cannot be called small characters), and all characters are whole, fully-developed. I can define their personalities, understand why they behave the way they do, and connect the relationship to one another AND even to the town itself. Still, with a number of important characters and with a complex web of relation, the story remains to be organized. Never gets messy or rumpled.