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A review by rogerb
East of England by Eamonn Martin Griffin
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don't know how this got onto my "to read" list. It's published by unbound, of whom I approve.
Griffin writes in a particular style - pithy, in your face staccato. It took a bit of time to stop regarding this as an annoying affectation and to enjoy it, but on balance it works well. I wonder if all his books are this way, or maybe it's reserved for Matlock. I have to assume there's more than one Matlock book.
I did enjoy the way he painted a picture of contemporary desolation in parts of Englend; he frequently found one liners that captured this sort of thing quite well for me. I also rather enjoyed the way that almost everyone in the book was criminal to some extent or another; good to see the reader's hero graduating to murder.
I'd happily pick up another of his.
Griffin writes in a particular style - pithy, in your face staccato. It took a bit of time to stop regarding this as an annoying affectation and to enjoy it, but on balance it works well. I wonder if all his books are this way, or maybe it's reserved for Matlock. I have to assume there's more than one Matlock book.
I did enjoy the way he painted a picture of contemporary desolation in parts of Englend; he frequently found one liners that captured this sort of thing quite well for me. I also rather enjoyed the way that almost everyone in the book was criminal to some extent or another; good to see the reader's hero graduating to murder.
I'd happily pick up another of his.