Review: One Bite of Bad Chillies and You Realise You've Discovered a Story Maybe Too Hot For Some, But Very Satistying for Most
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
Bad Chillies was a quick fast paced short novel revolving around the pursuit by the police of an escaped from prison child abductor who likes to cut the fingers off of children with garden sheers.  Set in Wellington New Zealand was also a nice change from the usual US cities, or London, Manchester and the other mainstream norm settings.  My only criticalness of this fun read (yes even for the heavy subject matter it is quite a fun read), was that the police seemed to put all their eggs in one basket all the time in relation to recapturing the bad guy, when I'm sure they'd rely a bit less on one or two tracks, especially when they're just following hunches.  I'm guessing Wellington detectives, Chris Spacey and Andy Thompson will be reappearing down the track in future novels as the story was mainly told centring around them and there's obviously a lot left to explore once the final page is reached.  They are your typical cop buddy duo that you find in most crime thrillers.I did wonder what the last scene the mouse was in was all about though.  I initially thought it indicated something but then remember the scene involving the mouse prior to that which dismissed that thought.  I loved the ending of the book though.  If you like the violent criminal thrillers and want more set in New Zealand.  Check out the author Paul Cleave who bases his novels in Christchurch.  The Cleaner would be my recommendation on where to start.