Review: First Trevor Joseph novel, well worth reading, but the later ones are better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
A young doctor disappears and during the search for him a couple of dead bodies are found, none of which is the doctor's. That's the beginning of this first story about detective Trevor Joseph and his colleague Peter Collins. It is a very well written and captivating story and it was difficult to put down. The characters are very well developed and there is a lot going on in their lives. Having read several of the later books in the series I was a bit hesitant to read this one beacuse I know how their lives develop later. But I found that it didn't really matter, this story was enjoyable anyway, even if it is a better idea to read these books in the right order.When the plot unravels there are some surprises and that is always good in a mystery novel. However, in this story I found the surprises rather over the top and the whole plot became so implausible that the novel lost the fifth star. I won't go into detail because I don't want to spoil the story, which I still would recommend to fans of, for instance, Peter Robinson.If you like this book there are severel more in the series to go on with and in my opinion the next two books (Midnight Murders and Murder of a Dead Man) are better than this one.