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A review by samstillreading
Deadly Intent by Lynda La Plante
3.0
I've just finished reading this and I'm still not certain who is innocent, who's guilty and who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Like the other DI Travis novels I've read (you can read them as stand alone or together), there's a high body count, a lot of red herrings and a lot of police involved. Which adds up to a lot of names to remember in this novel- and very few are recurring characters. The author is fantastic at describing the action, but not that good at describing characters. For example, we know Pete likes a joint and drives a nice car, but very little about his looks and life beyond the lab.
Anna Travis does her usual thing in this novel, going off on dangerous tangents alone. Yes, yes, we know she will get into trouble, jeopardise the investigation etc etc, but it all turns out okay in the end, doesn't it?
Well, Deadly Intent is a little different to the rest. But you can bet that the author is already typing away at a new adventure.
I enjoyed this fast paced crime thriller, but even though I read it over a week, I found it difficult to remember the characters (something which I don't usually have a problem with). Another minor point- the pages have HUGE margins (at least 2cm), which means the book looks thicker than it need be.
Fentanyl is commonly written with a capital letter, which irritates me, because it's not necessary (drug name, not brand name). You would think an editor could realise that. And we hear the same few facts about it over and over and over again. Please, someone do some research! Read a BNF or Martindale!
Like the other DI Travis novels I've read (you can read them as stand alone or together), there's a high body count, a lot of red herrings and a lot of police involved. Which adds up to a lot of names to remember in this novel- and very few are recurring characters. The author is fantastic at describing the action, but not that good at describing characters. For example, we know Pete likes a joint and drives a nice car, but very little about his looks and life beyond the lab.
Anna Travis does her usual thing in this novel, going off on dangerous tangents alone. Yes, yes, we know she will get into trouble, jeopardise the investigation etc etc, but it all turns out okay in the end, doesn't it?
Well, Deadly Intent is a little different to the rest. But you can bet that the author is already typing away at a new adventure.
I enjoyed this fast paced crime thriller, but even though I read it over a week, I found it difficult to remember the characters (something which I don't usually have a problem with). Another minor point- the pages have HUGE margins (at least 2cm), which means the book looks thicker than it need be.
Fentanyl is commonly written with a capital letter, which irritates me, because it's not necessary (drug name, not brand name). You would think an editor could realise that. And we hear the same few facts about it over and over and over again. Please, someone do some research! Read a BNF or Martindale!