Pros & Cons
Pros
Good book. Good author. Will recommend to all my friends. I like cold case type books, and this is a very good one. This is one book i highly recommend.
The dialogue is witty and in general the characters are likeable. They were made very personable with bits from their personal lives. Believable story off stubborn determination by the lead characters.
Inspector blizzard and his team of officers solve several crimes that have come together over the years. Along with his assistant detective sergeant colley, he never fails to sort out the good guys from the bad guys. Blizzard has the odd hobby of rest... Read More
Great read, looking froward to reading the rest of the series. I can't wait to read the next book featuring blizzard and colley - their partnership is one for the ages. I sure hope the author is still writing this series because i want more!
A german businessman is found buried in a communal grave with other of his countrymen who died while pow's during wii. There is a paper battle between those seeking profit through the sale of land and those who are protecting the history of the pow ca... Read More
Cons
Sorry but i was not gripped and gave up after a few chapters. This book was supposedly written by one author, however, it appears to be a patchwork that i hazard a guess as being a collaborative effort.
Highlights
Quality
Also there are always fair haired boys who spend enormous energy playing golf with the brass
A well executed story and with the time to find the links for all the various subplots
Shipping
It was fast paced with many twists and turns
A good storystarts slow but for a british novel it moves thru the story at a fast pace
Packaging/appearance
The author also writes the detective jack harris series set in the pennines
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Another involved and mostly nonviolent british cop story
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A novel that has to go back to wwii to get to the bottom of the mystery
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It had woven history with modern day events
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There is a paper battle between those seeking profit through the sale of land and those who are protecting the history of the pow camp
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I also found it hard to follow as characters were introduced by their last names and then would start to be referenced to by their first names without any reference as to who they were
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It is the debut novel of a series featuring dci blizzard and his partner ds colley
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There are sixteen skeletons buried there on a former wwii german prisoner of war camp
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Number sixteen is a newer corpse – only fifteen tears old