Review: The Lonely Lake Killings

The Lonely Lake Killings by Wes Markin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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I've slipped this one from five stars (on the previous book) to four stars for this one. There are some things that were acceptable in the first book of the series, but that are now getting a bit ridiculous. The Chief Constable appears to be the first person told about a murder and she contacts the SIO (a DCI in this case) directly and the Chief Constable visits the crime scenes and gets involved in the day-to-day investigations. There are apparently no other ranks between the DCI and the Chief Constable. There are also assumptions made by the characters which officers of their experience would not make. Sounds pretty damning eh? Well, I'm glad to say that overall IMHO, the plot and the emergence of the characters' back stories easily help this book to a four star review rating. Am intrigued to know where they go from here.

Review: The Viaduct Killings

The Viaduct Killings by Wes Markin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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A new series from a great author. He has found a nice way to bring one of his favourite characters to a new location. His new characters are slightly less extreme that those in his previous books and this is all to the good, since they are just that little bit ore believable. This is not to say that they don't also have their quirks. Indeed there are some wonderful back stories that are carefully being unfolded. I finished this book in only two days and for me that only happens when it's too good to put down. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next.