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A review by isalaur
The Long Dead by John Dean
4.0
Well plotted and intriguing British murder mystery
A fine example of the British murder mystery/Detective Inspector genre. Blizzard and Colley are interesting characters and as I read I kept picturing any number of police inspectors from BBC or PBS television shows. The murder mystery here in twisty-turny and there are the requisite thug criminal sorts but also the clever red herrings.
Despite this being book one in the series I felt like there was previous knowledge I was missing. References to recent history in a number of areas made me feel like there was background about Blizzard I should know. It made me feel off balance.
A fine example of the British murder mystery/Detective Inspector genre. Blizzard and Colley are interesting characters and as I read I kept picturing any number of police inspectors from BBC or PBS television shows. The murder mystery here in twisty-turny and there are the requisite thug criminal sorts but also the clever red herrings.
Despite this being book one in the series I felt like there was previous knowledge I was missing. References to recent history in a number of areas made me feel like there was background about Blizzard I should know. It made me feel off balance.