I’m afraid I struggled with The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet. It could well have to do with the translation, but as well as being unablI’m afraid I struggled with The Accident on the A35 by Graeme Macrae Burnet. It could well have to do with the translation, but as well as being unable to get close to the characters, I couldn’t raise any enthusiasm for the plot.
Chief Inspector Georges Gorski contacted the wife of the lawyer killed in the accident, to give her the awful news. She asked him to find out why her husband was on the A35 when to her knowledge he had been out to dinner with colleagues, which meant he’d be nowhere near the A35 when driving home. So, Gorski decided to pursue it for the sake of the wife.
Raymond, son of the lawyer killed in the accident decided to do some investigating of his own after finding a strange address in his father’s office. What would be the consequences of such a search? What would be the outcome?
There are varied ratings for this one – perhaps it’s me! For those who enjoy this type of mystery, I recommend you give it a go!
With thanks to Text Publishing for my copy to read and review....more
When Private Investigator Philip Marlowe received a call to visit General Sternwood, he didn’t expect him to be seated in his wheelchair in the hothouWhen Private Investigator Philip Marlowe received a call to visit General Sternwood, he didn’t expect him to be seated in his wheelchair in the hothouse. But the General was dying and the heat was something he needed. When he hired Marlowe to discover who was blackmailing him, Marlowe had no idea that there would be much, much more involved than mere extortion.
Sternwood had two daughters, Carmen and Vivian. Vivian was married to a man named Regan, who General Sternwood had taken a liking to – but Regan had gone missing. The General mentioned him as missing, but didn’t ask him to look for him – instead he commented that he wished he knew where he was, and that he was well. The rumour was that Regan and Eddie Mars’ wife had run off together – but no-one had seen either of them in some time.
As Marlowe became more deeply involved in the investigation, he found himself coming up against the dregs of society – the criminals of the underworld were involved, but there were strange things happening. Then murder touched him – he was in grave danger; but so were others around him. What was going on? What had General Sternwood and his family got him involved with?
This is my second Chandler book, and given that it was written so long ago, it’s a great detective story. But it seemed confusing, lacked substance at times and just didn’t grab me as I would have liked. But that said, I would still recommend this author’s work as I know a lot enjoy his style of writing. ...more
Detective Tom Bishop was a hard nut to crack! Growing up, his teenage years were filled with all the things you hope your kids never get into. But orpDetective Tom Bishop was a hard nut to crack! Growing up, his teenage years were filled with all the things you hope your kids never get into. But orphanages and foster homes have to be the right type or the worst will happen. When a cop by the name of Pat Wilson came to his rescue, took him into his home and taught him right from wrong, good from bad and guided him into the police force, Tom’s life changed. But he still had a darkness inside him – and when someone was wronged, his violence unleashed itself…
The day the armoured van was ambushed, guards and innocent witnesses murdered and fifteen million dollars was stolen was the day Tom Bishop’s life changed forever. Surrounded by corrupt cops, cops on the take and cops ruled by an elusive entity called Justice, Tom was determined to work his way through the department until he had weeded them all out. But he was alone with no-one to trust, and everyone was out to get him. He had nowhere to turn, and with murder, violence and bloodshed his constant companions his life wasn’t worth much at all.
This debut novel by Luke Preston was incredibly gritty, violent and brutal. The streets of the city will never be the same after Detective Tom Bishop has finished with them! Bloody, with profanities which were endless and heartbreak which was real, Dark City Blue is a deep, dark noir thriller. For those of you who love full on action, this is the novel for you! ...more
The main character in this book, Gil Hopkins, or Hop as he was known, initially covered up the disappearance of Jean Spangler, an up and coming starleThe main character in this book, Gil Hopkins, or Hop as he was known, initially covered up the disappearance of Jean Spangler, an up and coming starlet who was tangled up with the wrong crowd. On the night she disappeared, Hop left the club early with a woman, so wasn’t privy to what finally occurred.
Two years on, when Jean’s closest friend appeared, asking for his help, she seemed scared and nervous. But he sent her away with hardly a thought. So his decision to dig into the past, to hunt back to the previous happenings, seemed a little odd, even to his own mind. But he couldn’t seem to let it go, so taking a couple of days leave, he buried himself in the thick of things…getting rolling drunk along the way, still drooling over the women he came across, not eating or sleeping. He cared about no-one but himself.
I’m afraid I didn’t like this book. Hop was a dead loss as a character, in fact there was no character at all who I felt empathy with. There didn’t seem to be a lot of point to the story, with the detail jumbled and rambling. After being keen to read this, I was really disappointed. ...more
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