Advantages: Gritty crime novel, with a good pace and lots to keep you interested. Disadvantages: I found main characters from earlier books in the series were poorly described at times
Billed as the new Ian Rankin, I was very easily tempted to pick up this detective novel based in Edinburgh and featuring Detective Chief Constable Bob Skinner, I was all set to get gripped in a thrilling novel. The comparison to Rankin is obviously as the ...
Advantages: Reasonable story Disadvantages: Goes on a bit
...Martha Grimes worked out a good marketing tool for her crime fiction; an American writer, she set her novels in England, featuring an English detective, Richard Jury, and his rather eccentric, upper class friends. I would have stayed well clear - on the w ...
Advantages: fun read, great tie in with 'Castle' Disadvantages: of limited interest if you are not familiar with 'Castle'
...New York City is suffering from record breaking temperatures and electricity blackouts are regular occurrences. NYPD homicide detective Nikki Heat and her team (including journalist Jameson Rook who is shadowing Heat while researching an article on the Ne ...
Advantages: An okay story, fun for Castle fans Disadvantages: Rubbish writing, and I'm not a Castle fan
There is absolutely no way in the world I would have picked up this book if it wasn’t for my book club. Every month everyone puts a book in a cup, one gets picked, and come hell or high water that is the one we read. Background ...
Advantages: The descriptions and characters make very good reading Disadvantages: I didn't find any disadvantages
After reading and enjoying 'The Dark House' by Deborah Crombie I decided to read another of her Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Series. 'Water Like a Stone' grabbed my attention for two reasons, firstly the title comes from my favourite carol, In the Dee ...
