Review: More please!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2013
Thank you to the author for the review copy.Kicked onto the scrapheap by the local tyre factory in Stoke, Potter decides to use his redundancy pay to set up as a private investigator. Opportunity comes knocking in the form of flame-haired femme fatale Moonchild Burgess, a victim of blackmail, and she is soon followed into Potter's office by a concerned father wondering just what his suddenly affluent teenage daughter is getting up to …So, having adored "The Bank Manager and The Bum" I was looking forward to diving into another novella from Mr Sant and once again I thoroughly enjoyed it.The aptly named considering the setting Potter, starts up his own private investigation agency and is soon immersed in a case of blackmail, a missing dog and a teenager who may or may not be in trouble - as the tale unfolds, told by the inept yet loveable Mr Potter, you will have a lot of fun. Mr Sant writes an extremely readable tale, with a witty edge and an intelligent style . The side characters were terrific (his landlord, Dennis the chip shop owner particularly for me) and the mystery is clever and has an extremely satisfying outcome.I look forward to more stories of Potter. I have one complaint. I'm positive Mr Sant knows EXACTLY what I'm about to say right now - write a full length novel. Do it. The stories are terrific, this one and the last one I read, but more - I want more! The characters created by this author are positively BURSTING with the need to tell us more - go on...you know you want to!Recommended for fans of lovely tall tales backed up by a terrific sense of humour and lack of need to feel self important.Happy Reading Folks!