Review: Time after Time
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2012
An Explosive Time starts out with just that ... an explosion. Author Julia Hughes has picked up the pace in this third installment of the Celtic Cousins Mysteries and the reader literally flies through the pages. American readers who are used to police procedure in the States will find Detective Crombie's "on the job drinking" (even though rationed) amazing and the overall feel of London settings - like going on a trip abroad with a friend to lead you through the streets. Other reviewers have mentioned the advisability of reading the first two books first A RAUCOUS TIME & my favorite A RIPPLE IN TIME. Although not absolutely necessary, I feel that it would be of some help  to know the character motivations. Speaking of characters, I do feel Ms. Hughes misses an opportunity with the introduction of the young policewoman WPC Holland. Her overall virgin approach toward police work complements Crombie's old-fashioned routine but her involvement in the story fades after the first chapter. Overall a fun to read book, with the colorful narrative Ms. Walker's fans have come to love ... time after time.