Review: An explosive read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2012
I recently read another book by this author - A Ripple in Time and absolutely loved it so I was keen to see if this book was as good. Well I'm happy to say Julia Hughes has only gone and done it again and created a fast-paced, witty, character driven tale that had me enthralled from the first page. I don't think I have ever read a book where one of the main characters has been an alligator, Alfie, no less! The author clearly has an absolute gift for creating unusual, unique, yet totally believable plots. It was an added bonus I was already familiar with the hero of the tale, the unpredictable, yet loveable Wren, his girlfriend Carrie and cousin Rhyllann - the three unlikely musketeers. This book is full of thrills and spills, villains aplenty and Police officer Crombie, the long suffering subject of much taunting from the cousins and yet undeniably he is an integral spoke in this wheel of murder and mystery. With the perfect balance of action and humour this tale culminates in a dramatic climax.I am definitely going to be adding Julia Hughes to my list of favourite authors and will be downloading the first book from this series A Raucous Time very soon.