Review: Five stars regardless
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
After reading and enjoying The Black Mile, I followed up with Gaslight, a Novella introduction to The Imposter and now have just finished The Imposter.I really did enjoy this book but was slightly disappointed by the odd typo's and grammatical errors which I did not find in the first book The Black Mile. In two instances for example, 4 persons are reported as 3 and 5 persons are reported as 4. Maybe the newspapers got it wrong even in those days or have I?Also does Jack Spot have white or discoloured teeth or have I not interpreted the writing correctly.Perhaps too much urgency to get the book published. I do feel that careful and thorough editing, and proof reading, is critical for the success of a book.I know this not a major matter for some people but I personally find these mistakes have the effect of detracting from the realism of the book and can interrupt the flow of the story while you try to correct the spelling or interpret the meaning of a sentence, and there is always the sneaky feeling that every effort has not been made.This said, I would still recommend this book to anyone looking for a book in this genre, the story was well put together and authentically  set in the period following the Second World War. I look forward to reading more of this Authors work, possibly a sequel to this book, and I intend trying the John Milton series next.