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A review by rosemaryandrue
Psycho by the Sea by Lynne Truss
3.0
All is not well in Brighton. Inspector Steine has a criminally insane murderer of policemen after him, a visiting professor has been murdered at a department store, and worse, Mrs Groynes, charlady and gang leader, has been booted from the police department by the new police secretary.
This book is utterly hilarious and made me laugh out loud quite a bit. The characters are endearing though rather bumbling - as the reader is told more or less from the beginning who the villains are, I did spend a lot of time wondering how the twain would meet! There were some really hilarious sequences and asides that I enjoyed, such as the relationship between the governor of Broadmoor and his 'Carlotta'.
Though the author does a good job explaining events of the previous books, this one's plot heavily relies on characters introduced before, so it was a bit of a tricky read at times. I did also think that the plot might have been too complex for the length of the book - consequently, events like the professor's murder get short shrift.
Ultimately an enjoyable darkly comic romp, perhaps more for fans of comedy than of mysteries.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.
This book is utterly hilarious and made me laugh out loud quite a bit. The characters are endearing though rather bumbling - as the reader is told more or less from the beginning who the villains are, I did spend a lot of time wondering how the twain would meet! There were some really hilarious sequences and asides that I enjoyed, such as the relationship between the governor of Broadmoor and his 'Carlotta'.
Though the author does a good job explaining events of the previous books, this one's plot heavily relies on characters introduced before, so it was a bit of a tricky read at times. I did also think that the plot might have been too complex for the length of the book - consequently, events like the professor's murder get short shrift.
Ultimately an enjoyable darkly comic romp, perhaps more for fans of comedy than of mysteries.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.