Review: unique take on the genre
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 18, 2014
This series features Robi Darcmel, a detective with Aspergers Syndrome. There are parallels to Sherlock Holmes which makes me suspect that Ben Hopkin may think that Holmes had Aspergers. This is an engaging and entertaining mystery series. Well written with good characters, my favorite being Janey the six year old victim of a horrific crime who is a savant in her own right. I haven't read the other reviews yet. I suspect someone will point out that Darcmel is not typical of someone with this condition. That didn't bother me much. A lot of protagonists in this genre have unbelievable deductive powers, Sherlock Holmes for example. My only quibble is the fantastic amount of gore, and I intentionally use the word fantastic because there are aspects of this series that would fit well in that genre. Overall an entertaining read and a great bargain. Three novels and four short stories for the price of one novel.