Review: An Educated Police Procedural
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2011
The author shows his experience in education in this classic-style mystery. Often police procedural stories get too technical and boring, but this one keeps a reader's interest from beginning to end.  One of the best features of the book is the character development. (Who doesn't love a man who loves his dog?) The author takes time to flesh out the investigators and the suspects, giving insight into the characters' back stories. The investigators become real people with problems and lives away from the investigation, so the reader cares what happens to them. The author also gives us a glimpse into the school system during the investigation, which broadens the appeal of the story. I didn't guess the identity of the killer too early, but everything made sense when the the author revealed the answer. He didn't withhold information to trick the reader (which is always unfair). I'm sure that a series featuring Nicholas Drumm and his fellow officers will continue to evolve and make the characters seems like friends who readers want to follow. As a fellow mystery author I enjoyed this book and recommend it highly.