Review: Very British and quite good.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2013
Excellent, literate writing carries the book. The plot is quite ordinary but it is not the main part. The budding relationship between Detectives Skelgill and Jones is the center of the story. You also get the facts of fishing, birding and cricket as the pair travels over the landscape interviewing suspects. This gets a little longer than necessary...some editing would have been welcome but the sly, dry British humor which is rampant throughout keeps the story going. The language is totally geared to Brits so it takes a little work to plow through for Americans but it is a very worthwhile read.