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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I have really enjoyed this series but this book was way too creepy, way too graphic for me.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my favorite Murder Squad book, but not horrible. I look forward to The Harvest Man.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I definitely enjoyed this book as the latest installment in the Murder Squad series. It stays in line with Grecian's writing style as with the first two books; Bouncing between the men of the murder squad and the wanted culprit of the hour. I was a little disappointed in some of the transitions towards the end of the book as they seemed unexplained and abrupt. But all in all a great read!
Just like many authors, this one has decided that his first two books in the series were successful so he is going to take the third in a cruder, more violent direction. Why do authors think people want this? We read your first book and liked it. So we read your second book and liked it. We liked them. Why change it up? Why crank up the sadism to a point that isn't enjoyable? There are plenty of those types of books out there for people who want them. I don't know if I will be reading the 4th book.
Things I didn’t like -
1. Jack the Ripper – really? Couldn’t we have a new bad guy, not one who’s been written and re-written a million times? It just annoyed me.
2. Day’s wife Claire has her babies in this one. Not only was she annoying, but I really don’t want to read about labor.
This is a bit more gory than most mysteries I read, but that didn’t really bother me. I don’t know that it’s really a mystery, more a thriller. We know who the killers are already and the other bad guy is pretty obvious from the beginning.
I will say John Curless did an excellent job as reader. He kept the characters separate and there were several longer dialogues that he kept interesting and moving along. I felt like he read it as it was meant to be read, melodrama and all. I probably wouldn’t have finished it if it had been in print instead of audio.
You can find my whole review atCarol's Notebook.
1. Jack the Ripper – really? Couldn’t we have a new bad guy, not one who’s been written and re-written a million times? It just annoyed me.
2. Day’s wife Claire has her babies in this one. Not only was she annoying, but I really don’t want to read about labor.
This is a bit more gory than most mysteries I read, but that didn’t really bother me. I don’t know that it’s really a mystery, more a thriller. We know who the killers are already and the other bad guy is pretty obvious from the beginning.
I will say John Curless did an excellent job as reader. He kept the characters separate and there were several longer dialogues that he kept interesting and moving along. I felt like he read it as it was meant to be read, melodrama and all. I probably wouldn’t have finished it if it had been in print instead of audio.
You can find my whole review at
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Another solid entry for Grecian's Scotland Yard Murder Squad series as DI Walter Day investigates a prison break conspiracy and ends up against Saucy Jack himself. I wish Grecian had developed the conspiracy a bit more and allowed us to spend more time with our heroes in the end. I guess that just makes me that much more eager to pick up The Harvest Man.