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A review by si0bhan
The Crime Trade by Simon Kernick
4.0
After reading and enjoying Simon Kernick’s Dead Man’s Gift and Other Stories, I was eager to read a full-length novel from the author. The Tina Boyd series has interested me for a while, and I was happy to dive into it.
Although I enjoyed The Crime Trade, it didn’t really feel like a Tina Boyd read. She was in the book, she played a vital role, but less of the story followed her than expected. I’m hoping the series will go in the same way Lisa Gardner’s D.D. Warren series went – that is, we’ll get more Tina Boyd with each book. Despite this, the book certainly hooked me. I was pulled right in, and there was plenty of action packed into the pages to keep me guessing. It’s not my favourite in the genre, as there were some things that were a bit too cliched and predictable, but it certainly has me wanting to grab the second book in the series.
Without a doubt, I’m eager to see what the second book brings.
Although I enjoyed The Crime Trade, it didn’t really feel like a Tina Boyd read. She was in the book, she played a vital role, but less of the story followed her than expected. I’m hoping the series will go in the same way Lisa Gardner’s D.D. Warren series went – that is, we’ll get more Tina Boyd with each book. Despite this, the book certainly hooked me. I was pulled right in, and there was plenty of action packed into the pages to keep me guessing. It’s not my favourite in the genre, as there were some things that were a bit too cliched and predictable, but it certainly has me wanting to grab the second book in the series.
Without a doubt, I’m eager to see what the second book brings.