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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
No, they don't look friendly. But, it's Belfast, we're clocking through the 1980s, and Sean Duffy is on the case. Pull up a chair!
Couldn't put it down till I finished. Another very good Duffy novel
Was recommended this and it didn't disappoint. Well written, at times very funny and a cracking read. I will read more by this author.
The one thing every says about Sean Duffy is that he doesn't give up and that is the case with this novel. But where it leads him he could not have imagined at the beginning of the case involving a dead drug dealer killed with a crossbow. It's also a life threatening case, not only for Duffy but all those around him. Life for Duffy has changed and he is now a father and has a live in girlfriend although life on the domestic front is not all that smooth.
The beginning of this book, the prologue, annoyed me and still does. It's more a case of reading a sample chapter of a book to see if you want to read the whole thing. It wasn't needed where it was place and was distracting.
That said, the book eventually turned into a page turner of a read. There was lots of action and gunfire all set against the turbulent times of 1988. I hope there are more books in the series. Well worth reading.
The beginning of this book, the prologue, annoyed me and still does. It's more a case of reading a sample chapter of a book to see if you want to read the whole thing. It wasn't needed where it was place and was distracting.
That said, the book eventually turned into a page turner of a read. There was lots of action and gunfire all set against the turbulent times of 1988. I hope there are more books in the series. Well worth reading.
dark
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I picked this book up at my local used bookstore. I had no idea what I was getting into. I read this with an audiobook as well and I found it to be engaging. I really found the Irish dark mystery to be fun.
I'm not too into Detective type novels, but this book changed that, I'd like to check out more of that genre/style. The only reason why this isn't higher is at times I was confused. So I'd definitely have to reread it to fully understand where I got lost.
I'm not too into Detective type novels, but this book changed that, I'd like to check out more of that genre/style. The only reason why this isn't higher is at times I was confused. So I'd definitely have to reread it to fully understand where I got lost.
This is my first McGinty and I enjoyed it and will probably try another. It was a little on the “action-packed” side and less on the moody, emotional side which I prefer in crime novels.