Review: If you love police procedurals, you'll love this book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
The story surrounds serial murders that are based on the historical ‘Doom’ painting.  It is a police procedural novel that takes place in Northern Ireland.  Plenty of religious conversations take place, and ultimately a man of the cloth lends a heavy hand in helping the police solve the crime.What I enjoyed about the storyIf you enjoy police procedurals, especially those that rely almost solely on the victims, investigation, interviews and catching the killer, this book is for you.What I found less enjoyable about the storyI like my stories to have a little bit of everything in them.  There was a slight flicker of a friendship/romance brewing, but it didn’t amount to anything in the story, other than that, the entire book focused only on the matter at hand: solving the murder.StyleThe book was very well written and researched.  Clearly the author knows his history, religion and the way a police investigation works.  I would be very hesitant to argue any points with him as he is very well versed in the subject matter.EditingThere were minor points where I noted errors in spelling, but the only thing I found at all annoying was the improper use of the exclamation point.  Maybe it’s an Irish thing, I don’t know, but I found that the exclamation point was way overused in this novel.Would I read it again or recommend it?I would not read it again, however I would recommend it to someone who is into this type of content and genre.Here are some excerpts I enjoyed from the book:“Not sure.  I worked with an old sergeant a while back, he’s retired now, who knew the Doyle family.  Said that the young Doyle was hardly ever allowed out to play with other kids on the street.  Probably never got much practice at talking.  The father was apparently very puritanical, very controlling.”“Ah, that probably accounts for Doyle’s sense of humour.”“What sense of humour?”“Exactly!”“…People like you want to put the ordinary Catholic in a straightjacket.”