Review: A Private Investigator with a Heart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2012
Dying Art is the latest in the Dylan Scott series of books. I have not read any of the other books, but offered to review this latest story.Dylan Scott is an ex-detective sergeant, who found himself on an assault charge, ended up in prison and subsequently lost his job in the police force. He has set himself up as a Private Investigator. Work is thin on the ground; and then into his office walks an ex-girlfriend, Maddie, wanting him to solve the mystery surrounding her sister Prue's death, after a burglary at her home.The mystery deepens. A miniature by a famous, but now dead artist is hanging in Prue's bedroom. Is it valuable? If so, why didn't the burglars steal it? Did Prue disturb them? Dylan's investigation takes him to France, to where the artist presumably drowned in a boating accident. Are the two deaths connected?Dying Art is well written. It wasn't a gripping read. I felt it was a bit stretched out in places, and sometimes I would need to flick back a couple of pages to refresh my memory. But, saying that, I did enjoy it and will probably download the other books in the series.Dylan Scott is a likeable character and in fact, all the characters are believable. I particularly liked the ending; it was not what I was expecting. Shirley Wells has cleverly managed to create Dylan Scott, who can continue to investigate as many crimes as Shirley's imagination can create. I am sure there will be many more books to look forward to.