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Piemanthe3rd
May 16, 2012Piemanthe3rd rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This was not a good read. I've never read any other books by Peter Robinson, but I figured I'd give this one a go as it sounded interesting. First thing I noticed was the authors descriptions were too extensive. Some people might like that, and generally I do too, but the problem is, he constantly makes reference to items, and locations that I have no image of, having never been to England myself, and expects them to speak for themselves. It left me with many blanks in my pictures of locations, and bored with how much the author went on and on about the most trivial details. Meanwhile, the plot was greatly lacking. There was, in my opinion, NO reason for the book to continue past the first few chapters. The case was solved to the extent of the law, and Bank's imagination creating some grand plot involving espionage and other things of the sort just seemed silly and made him look like a terrible detective more than a master sleuth. It was VERY hard for me to finish this book. The writing is nice, and if you want a good description of nice locations in England, this is the book for you, but if you want a good read with an interesting plot, look elsewhere.