Review: A good police procedural
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2014
I read with interest because I LOVE British murder mysteries. I haven't picked up a police procedural in a long time. The dialogue is absolutely spot-on. The way that Rafferty is always stepping in mud, getting rain-soaked, or having his partner Llewellyn lose patience with his driving is so very realistic. I only wish the landscape were more visually imparted to the reader. I could see the alley, the terraced houses that backed on to it, the other houses lining the street, but I didn't get a good feel for any of the other landscape features around about. I have no idea really what this part of England looks like. The police procedural part was a little drawn out, I wish there were more things that happened to keep me turning the pages, instead of cups of tea and interviews. I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened at the end. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the detail in an investigation.