Reviews

Ett kallt fall by Peter May

proudlocks's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyed this.

cassiehelen's review against another edition

3.0

I am a massive Peter may fan, and accidentally came across his Macleod thrillers in the wrong order. So this was my 5th book in the series, although it's actually the first. I'm glad I didn't start with this one, as it is my least favourite so far, and I fear it may have put me off reading the rest, which are amazing! This story is very long-winded, and I found the constant 'let's look this up on the internet' to be boring, dull and predictable. Anyone can search the Internet for things... I wouldn't recommend you starting with this book, or at least don't judge the rest on this one. It was ok, nothing special.

cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition

5.0

Recommended by Mary Ann

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vilbot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

kurwaczytaj's review against another edition

4.0

Knihy Petera Maye mám dost rád. Zejména trilogie z ostrova Lewis byla pro mě velkým zjevením. Ale série Akta Enzo se mi dlouho vyhýbala. V naší městské knihovně jsem se s ní setkával hodně často ale ke své smůle se mi stále vyhýbal první díl této rozsáhlé série. Až nedávno jsem ji v polici knihovny uviděl a vzal to jako znamení, že si ji mám přečíst.
— Série Akta Enzo se na rozdíl od většiny románů Petera Maye neodehrává na severu Skotska ale ve Francii. Nicméně, hlavní hrdina této série je Skot, který se do Francie odstěhoval za svou francouzskou láskou. Ta sice zemře během porodu jejich dcery ale Enzo už ve Francii zůstane. Do vyšetřování série vražd spojených se zmizením slavného filmového kritika z doby před deseti lety se pouští jako civil ale v rodném Skotsku se dříve živil jako odborník na forenzní lékařství, takže má potřebné skills.
— Jinak přes změnu kulis, čtenář dostane většinu ingrediencí, které zná z jiných detektivních románů Petera Maye: tedy složité mezilidské vztahy, plné traumat, divoké zvraty děje, zajímavé a barvitě popsané lokace a zázraky soudní medicíny. Není to taková bomba jako byla Skála ale stále jde o hodně nadprůměrnou krimi literaturu a pokud vás přitahuje francouzská kultura a reálie, tak si připočtěte ještě minimálně půl hvězdičky.

cfatx's review against another edition

5.0

These 6 books really are one story and it pays off reading them in order and together - at least closely enough to still remember the others. It's not necessary to enjoy each but I feel there is an additional payoff for still remembering more of the details. All of them are very entertaining and quick to read. If you enjoyed discovering the Outer Hebrides of Scotland in the Lewis Trilogy you will probably also love being transported to a different location in France in this series. Highly recommended.

mxmrow's review against another edition

2.0

An OK crime novel but with random badly written sex.

livstreff's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed this crime thriller set in France, the first of the Enzo Macleod series. I thought the plot was very well planned out and fairly unique, a treasure hunt around France finding body parts and more clues along the way. The pacing was a little slow at the start but it quickly got going and I started to enjoy it.

the characters were a fairly varied bunch - I wasn't too keen on Enzo himself, specifically the way he talked about poor Nicole. Every time Nicole was in a scene, her boobs just had to be mentioned - ‘quivering’, ‘shivering’, ‘juddering’ ‘cantaloupes’. Not only is this pretty sexist, it was so irrelevant to the plot, I just found it quite worrying that Enzo (and by extension the author) was judging Nicole’s character purely on her appearance.

However I did like some of the other characters, specifically Bertrand who had some great character development with Enzo and was a prime example of not judging a book by its cover, as well as being pivotal to saving the day at the end of the book.

Overall, a good plot, but I'm hoping that Enzo’s character will grow on me as I continue to read the series.

bookcraft's review against another edition

1.0

The protag was thoroughly unlikable, the romance and sex were awkward and stilted, and the "plot twists" (both of them) were telegraphed a mile away. I'm going to give the author another chance with a different series, in case it was just that particular character rather than something in the way May constructs his characters.

lizab's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5