Review: Even better than the first book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 22, 2013
Fast paced action thriller with interesting Australian characters, locations and eye opening social problems. While there is violence, for it is after all a murder mystery, it fulfills my requirements of a hero who I would like to hang out with. I can't see spending hours with a character that in real life I wouldn't want to have anything to do with. I enjoyed it so much that I have bought all 12 books in the series.I would strongly recommend that you make your default dictionary the Oxford Dictionary of English. This Australian author uses Australian words and brand names which would make some descriptions muddy to those of us unfamiliar with them. So often authors from other countries seem to feel that they must cleanse their native words and use American words so we will understand the story. I am so glad this author didn't feel the need to take away the flavor of the story's culture and location for it is part of the reason I'm reading it in the first place.I can't wait to start the third book. My only complain with this mystery series is that they don't have the book number in the title so I know which one to read next. They could have easily been called CORAL SEA AFFAIR (BEN HOOD THRILLER, BOOK 1)followed by BLACK MOUNTAIN AFFAIR(BEN HOOD THRILLER, BOOK 2), etc.