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A review by hanbag
The Bullet That Missed by Richard Osman
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Unfortunately, this is my least favourite of the TMC series so far.
We follow the gang as they investigate the cold case of journalist Bethany, presumed to have been murdered over 10 years because of her investigation into some dodgy goings on.
The Bullet That Missed had the same top quality writing and humour that I loved in the first two books of the series, but The Man Who Died Twice remains my favourite at this point - it just had more of an emotional hit. I shed a tear at both of the others but didn’t come close with this one.
At points it felt like it was trying to do a little too much with the ‘undercurrent’ storylines, just keeping them in play so they can reach their crescendo in the fourth book. With these sidelines, as well as smaller threads that resolved themselves within this book, there was too much going on outside of the core four for me.
We follow the gang as they investigate the cold case of journalist Bethany, presumed to have been murdered over 10 years because of her investigation into some dodgy goings on.
The Bullet That Missed had the same top quality writing and humour that I loved in the first two books of the series, but The Man Who Died Twice remains my favourite at this point - it just had more of an emotional hit. I shed a tear at both of the others but didn’t come close with this one.
At points it felt like it was trying to do a little too much with the ‘undercurrent’ storylines, just keeping them in play so they can reach their crescendo in the fourth book. With these sidelines, as well as smaller threads that resolved themselves within this book, there was too much going on outside of the core four for me.