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readingwithmycats's review against another edition
2.0
Sooooooooo slow moving and it took me forever to finish it because it just was not holding my attention by any stretch. Perhaps detective novels are just not my thing. I could have also done without all the slaughter house gore but I guess it made sense to the subject matter. Still though. Definitely not my favorite read.
retiredlibrarylady's review against another edition
4.0
Another great entry in the Inspector Banks series. A dark damp and brooding atmosphere is not enlivened with the inside look at the food animal business. A missing tractor, a strange bloodstain are just the beginning clues of a complex murder and robbery scheme. Possible romance for Winsome a plus!
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoy picking up an Peter Robinson book here and there even if I just pick up a book randomly that sounds interesting. It usually works well even if I often read them out of order
horthhill's review against another edition
4.0
"Abattoir Blues" by Peter Robinson is a decent read of a police procedural. The police force is in a semi-rural area of Yorkshire. The crime is farm thefts and a gruesome murder in an abandoned aeroplane hangar. Very good pacing and decent clues are littered here and there. The solution is suitably thrilling, although perhaps not quite satisfying because the case is wrapped up awfully quickly.
margaret21's review against another edition
3.0
The fact that it's about three weeks since I read this, and I can no longer remember much about it doesn't speak well for this book. However, at the time I did enjoy it. A routine minor crime of a tractor theft soon turns into a thoroughly disturbing double murder hunt. As ever, Robinson evokes well the routine of the detective's life - utter tedium interspersed with moments of danger and excitement, together with a real feeling for the North Yorkshire landscape. It's a good holiday read.
mimika9's review against another edition
4.0
US kindle edition is called In the Dark Places. Very gruesome. Enough to make anyone a vegetarian.
balthazarlawson's review against another edition
4.0
This started in the usual low key slow paced story of two separate crimes that didn't seem to be connected. A stolen tractor and a puddle of blood. Throw in a missing person and the coincidences mount up to something major having occurred.
This is another book that begins with Banks being away on holidays. He is trying to get a new relationship going, but it's not going along in leaps and bounds. There are a couple of things in this book that don't make sense to me though mainly to do with the character interaction between DI Cabbot and DC Masterson. It doesn't seem proper or natural or make much sense at all. It's only a minor drawback but still it's there.
Worth reading.
This is another book that begins with Banks being away on holidays. He is trying to get a new relationship going, but it's not going along in leaps and bounds. There are a couple of things in this book that don't make sense to me though mainly to do with the character interaction between DI Cabbot and DC Masterson. It doesn't seem proper or natural or make much sense at all. It's only a minor drawback but still it's there.
Worth reading.
chartsh's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
repenapatapa's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
i can’t lie this was the worst book i have EVER read. it almost felt like a parody of a man writing a female character. i literally hated every page.