Review: Witty and hilarious
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
I discovered Andrew Peters' hilarious work only a few months ago via a recommendation and as I am not a fan of either humorous writing nor crime fiction as such I was very reluctant to try it.I have been hooked on the great sense of humour and the fantastic wit on every page ever since. I hate to resort to over-used phrases amongst reviewers but there is a laugh on each page, I have been laughing out loud in inappropriate places, I hated to put the book down and I cannot wait for the next. Read my other reviews, I hardly use these phrases and reserve them for the real deal.This particular story takes the Blues Detective Otis King into the sideline of protecting a filthy rich widow, conveniently blond and happy to be consoled in physical ways. There are villains and organised (Welsh) crime that lay claim to her late husbands money.Although the story is very good what makes the book even more entertaining is the running commentary by either Otis or the author himself, which allows for extra fun as we are not taking ourselves not to seriously here and poke fun at the story, the characters and the plot whenever seems appropriate.I must add that the many observations about the genre, plot development and characters in this and other books in general are not just throw away comments in this little gem.The observations seem to be the result of intensive crime and other fiction reading, are clever and pleasantly tongue in cheek.This is one author I can full-heartedly recommend. If you are Welsh it is a definite must-read.