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A review by complicated_brunette
The Heretic by Liam McIlvanney
3.0
I found this book quite difficult to get into, probably because it's quite different to what I usually read. The book is set in Glasgow in the 1970s and follows a detective, Duncan McCormack, in solving a number of crimes.
The imagery is excellent and I felt as though I really got a feel for the gritty Glaswegian streets. It is a very 'Scottish' book and I regularly came across local terms and phrases that I just didn't understand, however, it did fit well with the story.
I found the book a bit slow to get into and the story not overly interesting; however, as it unfolded and everything started to link together, I found it quite enjoyable.
I hadn't realised that it was the second in a series, and I haven't read the first book. There are references to it, and I'm guessing it would help to have read it in terms of knowing more about the characters. However, this does work as a standalone novel, and I didn't feel as though I was missing any information having not read the first.
The ending was excellent and brought everything together nicely. It was a clever story and well written.
My thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for sending me an ARC in return for an honest review.
The imagery is excellent and I felt as though I really got a feel for the gritty Glaswegian streets. It is a very 'Scottish' book and I regularly came across local terms and phrases that I just didn't understand, however, it did fit well with the story.
I found the book a bit slow to get into and the story not overly interesting; however, as it unfolded and everything started to link together, I found it quite enjoyable.
I hadn't realised that it was the second in a series, and I haven't read the first book. There are references to it, and I'm guessing it would help to have read it in terms of knowing more about the characters. However, this does work as a standalone novel, and I didn't feel as though I was missing any information having not read the first.
The ending was excellent and brought everything together nicely. It was a clever story and well written.
My thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for sending me an ARC in return for an honest review.