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A review by micrummey
The Damage Done by James Oswald
3.0
A police procedural with a hint of supernatural towards the end. The twins we learn at the start are the serial killers and provide the supernatural element of the book. This could come back in a title later in the series.
Set in Edinburgh Oswald certainly gives it a sense of place as a series of crimes lead Inspector McLean to revisit a crime back when he was a young copper.
As a procedural it is an okay book, but when Oswald introduces an arc involving guests staying with McLean I felt a little confused about these characters having not read any of the other McLean novels.
The sections with these guests seemed to drag and were a bit too long.
A book which made me think I've read a lot worse.
Set in Edinburgh Oswald certainly gives it a sense of place as a series of crimes lead Inspector McLean to revisit a crime back when he was a young copper.
As a procedural it is an okay book, but when Oswald introduces an arc involving guests staying with McLean I felt a little confused about these characters having not read any of the other McLean novels.
The sections with these guests seemed to drag and were a bit too long.
A book which made me think I've read a lot worse.