Advantages: Fast and entertaining Disadvantages: No depth in the slightest
Churn churn churn. I don't think anyone is churning out books as fast as James Patterson is these days. now though, instead of being the sole author, he is combining his talents with others in order to get them on the shelves quickly. I'm not sure whether ...
Advantages: The plot, the characters, style of writing (which I like) Disadvantages: I've finished it!
I reviewed Private Games recently and hadn't realised I'd missed Private London until I spotted it in the supermarket! An extra treat. I'm a great James Patterson fan so I couldn't wait to get stuck into it as soon as I'd finished what I was reading - e ...
Advantages: Short sharp chapters Disadvantages: The characters have deteriorated
~The Author~
James Patterson has been writing books since 1976 and is now one of the most popular Crime writers around. He has written many books alone and also had co-authors on many. A staggering statistic that I found from his website is that in ...
Advantages: Well thought out support Characters Disadvantages: Slow story that missed DCI Banks influence
Background: I have for several years admired the writings of Peter Robinson. In particular I have always enjoyed the Chief Inspector Banks Detective stories. So when I recently earnt enough points to received an Amazon voucher and there was a book ...
Advantages: A good read, strengthened role for Banks' female colleagues, a trip to San Francisco Disadvantages: Reliance of plot on implausibility, a lot of distractions from the main plot, some silly behaviour
This is the 20th book in Peter Robinson’s long running DCI Alan Banks series about a police detective and his colleagues in the Yorkshire Dales. Unlike the others, it is not a whodunit, but a tale of suspense, as the lives of people close to Banks are at ...
