Review: A criminally good triple bill
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 8, 2014
Finally! A down to earth and very human private detective. Tom Kendall is very much a hero for today. In this marvellous box set John Holt gives us the first three Tom Kendall novels and what a mixed bag of mysteries they are.The Mackenzie Dossier deals with murder, greed and political corruption. When Tom Kendall gets a hunch he doesn’t let go and this one has a dastardly villain that you root for Kendall to catch from page 1.The Marinski Affair, which happens to be my absolute favourite of the series, is about a missing husband, a valuable jewel and a previously unsolved murder. Once again aided by his secretary, Mollie, Kendall gets to the bottom of things and the solution brings surprises aplenty.Epidemic takes a more sinister turn as it involves a deadly virus, Rican flu, a reporter murdered because he knew too much and a corrupt drugs company whose design ultimately backfires.John Holt’s descriptive prose, intricate plotting and wonderful characterisation brings you a brilliant triple bill which will keep you up at night guessing and getting ultimately surprised because things are never quite as they seem. If you like these there is also a fourth Tom Kendall novel, A Killing in the city, which I hope this will inspire you to buy. The weather outside is frightful but this Tom Kendall book will keep your mind off what’s going on outside. If you are a fan of private detective books this is an absolute must read.