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A review by talesandcupsoftea
The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi
5.0
I typically love thrillers/murder mysteries, so I read a lot of them, the downside of this is that they often tend to get very same-y. As is with any genre there are common conventions or tropes that are kind of over-used. But Eight Detectives is completely original!!! I’m in awe of the author for coming up with such a unique and captivating concept and the whole time I was reading it (I raced through it in one day!) I was genuinely just so excited to be reading something so innovative!
The structure of this book involved 7 short stories, each contained and following the plot of a murder mystery, and each an example of one of ‘the rules’ of crime fiction, as outlined by Grant McCallister. I absolutely loved reading these short stories as they upheld the pace of the book brilliantly, there was not one moment when I thought the plot was lacking or any information that felt like a filler.
Some of the stories were pretty terrifying, and one in particular (I won’t spoil anything) was too scary for me at one point. I had to put it down and watch an episode of Friends before continuing hahaha. I’m desperate to read more books like this, because the way the whole book was brought together in the end had me absolutely gobsmacked, I can’t give it enough praise.
Eight Detectives is unlike anything else you’ll ever read, it’s brilliantly innovative but reminiscent of the best murder mysteries of years past. Simply put, it’s a must read.
The structure of this book involved 7 short stories, each contained and following the plot of a murder mystery, and each an example of one of ‘the rules’ of crime fiction, as outlined by Grant McCallister. I absolutely loved reading these short stories as they upheld the pace of the book brilliantly, there was not one moment when I thought the plot was lacking or any information that felt like a filler.
Some of the stories were pretty terrifying, and one in particular (I won’t spoil anything) was too scary for me at one point. I had to put it down and watch an episode of Friends before continuing hahaha. I’m desperate to read more books like this, because the way the whole book was brought together in the end had me absolutely gobsmacked, I can’t give it enough praise.
Eight Detectives is unlike anything else you’ll ever read, it’s brilliantly innovative but reminiscent of the best murder mysteries of years past. Simply put, it’s a must read.