Review: Humorous, entertaning, and fun...but needs a little work
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2011
The title "Gumshoe Casefiles - Case 132" gave me the perfect mental image of this ebook-a very comical approach to a serious crime with a quirky, bumbling detective as the protagonist.  I loved many of the silly aspects of this download, although there were several notable drawbacks to the story.PLOT - Frank Peterson moved to the U.S. from Ireland in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a P.I.  He is more than happy to help his contact at the police station look into a series of murders where the female murderer decapitates her male victims after apparently getting very intimate with them.  As he begins to investigate these crimes in his own unique way, he draws closer and closer to catching the murderer.WRITING STYLE - While there is nothing technically wrong with the way the author writes (with the exception of a few typos), there are a few elements of the overall writing that kept this short download from being amazing.  The main problem for me was that everything unrealistically fell into place perfectly.  It just seemed like Frank had a few too many lucky breaks and didn't have to work hard at investigating the crimes at all.Because of this way that Frank breezed through the case, the story felt a bit too short.  I wanted more development of the crime scene, more silly interviews with suspects, and more experiences of this funny detective!  In other words, everything felt just a bit rushed for me, especially the crime scene aspects.However, despite these issues I had with the writing, I absolutely loved the comedy that Adam Slade (the author) brought to the story.  Slade's lighthearted approach to having Frank solve such a vulgar crime was refreshing and had me literally laughing out loud many times throughout the short download.WARNINGS - Language, Mild Sexual Insinuation, Mild Violence, Alcohol ReferenceOVERALL - Although I may not have given this story an extremely high rating, I'd still recommend this download to someone looking for a comical mystery that may come across as a bit fake and rushed.  I thoroughly enjoyed this download even though I had several problems with it, and I will be looking for more "Gumshoe Casefiles" in the future.