Review: Incredible Storytelling
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
'The Blue Girl' is the story of a young woman found floating in the river, whose death has been deemed too commonplace for Scotland Yard to spare an Inspector for, and of Constable Pringle, a man so concerned with superficialities he cannot even be bothered to fetch her body from the water, as doing such might muddy his trousers. But for all he is admittedly vain, Pringle does have a heart (though one has to do their fair share of digging to excavate it) and is eventually moved by the apathy of the officials towards the fate of the blue girl.In what evolves into just as much of a character study as it is a tightly plotted mystery, Pringle takes it upon himself to care, as he words it, and though he may be something of a rake, he's sharp witted enough to cleverly follow a veritable trail of crumbs to where they lead - a seemingly abandoned old mansion and its unnervingly strange occupants.I can't help but think Grecian is a master storyteller. The characters develop through a slow process as the plot unfolds, the story is fresh and original, with a solution that was nearly as disturbing as was the crime. The ending, I confess, gave me a shiver. This little novella makes me want spend the weekend overdosing on Mr Grecian's other works. An absolutely wonderful read.