On the Road Again!

Tell Me I'm Wrong by Adam Croft My rating: 2 of 5 stars A very popular magazine in the UK has a section called "Pseuds Corner". It highlights some of the inanities of life and the people that fuel them. Some of the reviews I read on this forum (Goodreads!) are pretty much there too. I admit that I have enjoyed all of Adam's Culverhouse and Knight books. In fact I expect I gave them 4* on completion. I am a little saddened that finishing book #8 led to no #9. This one I found very hard to get my teeth into. I don't mind a murder strewn book, but for some reason I was a bit queasy about the child killing as the opening murder. From there I read on and as some others have said the twist wasn't that much of a twist, more a spotlight shone and not difficult too guess. Not Adam's best book by a long chalk, View all my reviews

No Rest for the Wicked by Adam Croft My rating: 4 of 5 stars A really interesting short story. I got this free as I subscribed to Adam's VIP club. I had a bit of a struggle to get it onto my Fire but in the end it was worth it. A local murder, across the road from the copper's house. Who could have done that? Read it to find out. View all my reviews

In the Name of the Father by Adam Croft My rating: 4 of 5 stars The usual fare from Adam and his pair of mismatched but oddly symbiotic coppers. A bit more personal detail added for curmudgeonly Jack though to open things a little. View all my reviews

Jack Be Nimble by Adam Croft My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another Ripper... Another good read for the train to work and back. The Jack character had me fooled. I thought it was the profiler. It goes to show no matter how many mysteries you read and how many movies you can watch, the best ones are where you can't tell whodunit. View all my reviews

Guilty as Sin by Adam Croft My rating: 4 of 5 stars Where to start? It was like going back to the 70's and the Sweeney. Old time coppers that have no need for the niceties of modern life but get results. If you need to slap the accused about a bit, then don't leave any marks. Jack Reagan would be proud of Culverhouse Women coppers are fluff and Knight seems to smile her way through it all and get the job done as well. That said. Both books 1 & 2 have been a good read and I may download the next one in the series to my Kindle .... depending on how much? I'm a cheapskate. View all my reviews

Too Close For Comfort by Adam Croft My rating: 4 of 5 stars A little on the short side but the ideal as a commuting on the train book. I downloaded it almost a year ago and just got round to reading it. It may only be me but when I read books I assign a "look" to them. Robert, I automatically thought of him looking like Robert Bathurst. The misogyny of Culverhouse seemed very 70's. I expect it will grow into something else. And no. I never guessed whodunnit. View all my reviews