Review: English humour
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2013
I bought this book on the strength of its title. I live in Wigston, and am sorry (but unsurprised) that no-one has written a detective story set in this wonderful town. Wigston may not quite be in the North, but "Weighton" seems the next best thing. The parochial English setting is indeed a prominent feature of the book; I enjoyed that, and I also like the author's distinctive sense of humour. For example, his protagonist Eddie describes his love interest Kate and her long legs as "'shock and awe' made woman".Eddie is twenty-six, an inch short of six feet tall and handsome--or so he tells himself. His new career is as a fully cased-up Private Investigator. Unfortunately his first client, Mrs. Porson, lasts only a day before she is murdered. Instead of investigating a blackmail triangle, Eddie is now compelled to locate the culprit."Weekend in Weighton" is well worth a read, especially if you are fond of mildly satirical, quirky mystery thrillers in the vein of "Hot Fuzz".