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A review by bookish20
1979 by Val McDermid
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
Allie is a woman in a man’s world trying to make her way as a journalist and to not be seen as just the tea lady. She teams up with Danny Sullivan and they begin investigating tax evasion and a terrorist plot.
This was long-winded and plodded along ticking boxes as the story went. Danny was more intent on destroying his family and they somehow come out squeaky clean after financing a terrorist plot because they “got” the story. Please!
I did like the 70’s references and I loved the playlist at the back of the book. Great music. And this was the best part.
The characters were okay but not good enough for me to become invested in their plight. I may didn’t like them.
The setting was great and I loved the Scottish slang thrown into the story.
The lack of tension and a ho-hum plot won’t stop me from recommending this, it just wasn’t for me.
This was long-winded and plodded along ticking boxes as the story went. Danny was more intent on destroying his family and they somehow come out squeaky clean after financing a terrorist plot because they “got” the story. Please!
I did like the 70’s references and I loved the playlist at the back of the book. Great music. And this was the best part.
The characters were okay but not good enough for me to become invested in their plight. I may didn’t like them.
The setting was great and I loved the Scottish slang thrown into the story.
The lack of tension and a ho-hum plot won’t stop me from recommending this, it just wasn’t for me.