When I picked up this series a few years ago, one of the things that stood out to me was how much it focused on the mystery rather than the actual characters.
I mean the characters are well drawn and developed on their own, but the idea is to really look at the mysteries of the Peculiar Crimes Unit and I love that the author has kept that the focus throughout this series.
I read the first two or three books in this series and then was on to something else and now here I have picked up this one and the fifteenth book before this one and found that the quality of writing in these later books is just as good and the quality is consistent! Continue reading “Review: The Lonely Hour (Bryant & May: Peculiar Crimes Unit #16) by Christopher Fowler”
Sometimes I get pitched books months and months in advance and sometimes I simply forget a title until I pull up my calendar for the following month to see what I have coming up to read.
WWI or WWII novels are usually a pretty easy sell for me. I love them. There is something about the back drop of a war that adds drama and interest to a novel and I always enjoy reading modern war time novels set in this period.
As we approach the ending of a decade and another year, the one question I get asked is what was your favorite read of 2019?
This was my most anticipated read of the year. I had it on pre order for months and I even got the Audible edition because I knew I would never be able to put it down!
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