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First LadyEditions
Review
What’s wrong with this book? OK, one of the central characters is a totally unbelievable Irish ‘rock’ singer, full of something which my colleague Stewart would no doubt put to excellent use in his garden - there is a bit too much blarney about Celtic mists etc. etc., which sounds utterly fake, and as for what passes for the lyrics to her ‘hit’ songs - let’s just say that she makes the BeeGees seem like the Brontës, and I’m not just talking pitch. But apart from these minor irritations, this is a thoroughly enjoyable book. The plot is juicy: a mutilated corpse is addressed to the Police Chief (working-class) and his trusty Lieutenant (Old Southern Family), and when another body turns up, it looks as though the famously crime-free town of Hillston, North Carolina has a maniac at large, and one who is determined to destroy the reputation of the Police Department. The policemen are likeable, the atmosphere is sinister, and, all in all, this is a first-rate thriller - which doesn’t turn out to be yet another sub-Patricia Cornwell serial-killer-by-numbers yawn, or yarn, if you prefer. - review by Dan Fenton |
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John Sandoe [Books] Ltd |
It was a customer who introduced us to Michael Malone, with a very strong recommendation - and Karen and I, true as ever to our word (OK, maybe that’s pushing things a bit too far), read this book as we had promised. I am happy to report that we both enjoyed it, and could look our customer straight in the eye and tell him so. There are occasions, amazingly, where that is not always possible, even in a shop renowned for its brutal honesty.
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