Review: Jolly Good Mystery!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 18, 2014
DEATH DUES #11 Rafferty & Llewellyn cozy procedural series by Geraldine Evans - ReviewI love British detective stories and I loved this one. Geraldine Evans is a seasoned novelist and her professionalism is evident in all aspects of this novel - the plot, the procedure, the characters, the pacing, the dialogue and even the subplots are all spot on. (And do hope for Rafferty's sake that Abra dumps him before the wedding. Or he, her.)Here's how she introduces the murder in the first chapter:"It was uniformed Constable Timmy Smales reporting a suspected murder.'Where?''In an alleyway adjacent to Primrose Avenue.''How was he killed?''Several blows to the back of his head.''Any idea of the victim's identity?''No, Sir. Not yet. His wallet's missing. Though Constable Lizzie Green thinks he's a man called John "Jaws" Harrison. Works as a collector for Malcolm Forbes, one of the local loan sharks.'Oh great, thought Rafferty. He put the phone down, gulped his now lukewarm tea and bit into his hot cross bun, all the while thinking that young Constable Timothy Smales was finally learning the art of brevity.Do you see the famous understated British humor in the above excerpt?This is the first book I've read in the Rafferty & Llewellyn cozy procedural series but it certainly won't be the last.(I downloaded a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.)