Review: Van Holt surprises again - an entertaining read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2013
I've taken a shine to Van Holt's Westerns, so when I saw this mystery detective story I was intrigued. Could Van Holt manage this genre too?I was pleased to discover he could. In this novel, we follow a detective who sets out to find out about the mysterious Mata Hari and if she had a daughter. What follows is a fast paced novel that almost rivals Indiana Jones for pace.Like Indie films, this is one to enjoy rather than analyze for accuracy. Van Holt once again pulls out the magic hat by producing a story with interesting characters and a story line that you just want to know what happens next.It's slightly strange reading Van Holt novels in a different genre to the Westerns that I read earlier, but it works! It definitely has his stamp, his style of writing on it, and judging from this novel I'll probably want to pick up his next detective novel.