Review: Enjoyable read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2012
The Mediocre Man is a about a man named Mr. Humbleton who gets murdered and the two detectives that are assigned to the case to find out who did it and why. Detective Inspector Johnson and Detective Constable Smith start the investigation, going all over to all of the haunts to see what they can find out. The thing about it is that there was nothing special about Mr. Humbleton. He had no family and no friends that anyone knew of. He lived alone in a flat and was always incredibly punctual in everything he did. On the work days he'd go to his job at the bank and on Saturdays he would spend the time at the park and at the ball park and then on Sundays he would go to church in the morning and the pub at night. Nothing ever changed, until he was murdered.The detectives start questioning the people they find that had contact Mr. Humbleton, his co-worker and a homeless man and an old widow and a few more, they end up finding out many things about the man's life they would never have expected. While their investigation is going on the press is also running their mouths and twisting every scrap of information about the man and turning him into something completely opposite that of what he was.The story is definitely entertaining and as you go along you get a wonderful feel for who Mr. Humbleton really was. There really wasn't much of a mystery to it so it's not like you can figure our the who-dun-it part, but it's not supposed to be like a Sherlock Holmes mystery or anything like that. There are a few word tense/grammar issues that are a bit distracting at times but nothing too bad that ruins the story. The characters are colorful and there's lots of depth to the story.Ultimately it will definitely keep you interested and reading until the end so you can find out everything about Mr. Humbleton and who would kill such a mediocre man.*I did receive a free copy of the book to provide an honest review