Review: ALL of the Best Mystery Books
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
contain a murder victim, IMO, but not all contain a murder by dart (outside of S. Holmes, that is;). A writer can try it without murder, say just a robbery, but I've never fallen for that outside of 'To Catch A Thief,' or some other of equal quality.But here, serial killer fiction must always be kept fresh, and Kipling does just that. When there are relatively recent characters like Dexter having raised the bar almost exponentially, how do you keep up? Procedure! True crime books, and police procedurals in particular, are done best in the British murder mystery genre.With Geoffrey & Tim assisting CI Patrick Campbell I found a combo reminiscent of Morse & Lewis, PLUS 1. A trio, in this case, adds an extra dimension to the investigation. I especially enjoy the interviewing of possible witnesses/suspects in the case. One of the hardest things for a writer to keep real is the dialogue, and the need to portray the dogged determination of those police who carry out their duties day after day and query after query. Often it gets portrayed as some quick and eclectic search. Yet it is almost always, in reality, beating the bricks and asking the same questions over and over until they can find a new clue dribbled out, or get someone to crack!I just love this kind of story. If you are puzzler like Dame Christie obviously was, you will too! This was an easy kindle books download, and its pride of place among new releases: murder mystery best sellers, recommended it to me by its many reviews.