Review: Another great mystery in the Detective Shakespeare series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
The Redeemer is a fine sequel to this series. I went straight from Tick Tock to this story. Almost as if I were living in the same time frame as Detective Shakespeare. Kennedy brings the characters closer to the readers, digging deeper into their personal lives. The main characters become more real, including their deeper flaws. The peripheral characters are given more dimension. And we get a new perp, even more psychotic than the previous evil doers in this series.Kennedy's fluid style is such that these are 'can't put them down' stories. Don't start it late in the evening, because you won't be able to get to bed for a few hours. The author has picked up where Ed McBain/Evan Hunter unfortunately let off. This is the new 87th Precinct series. You don't have to read the earlier Shakespeare stories first, but you'll be glad that you did.