Search - Evans Above (Constable Evans, Bk 1)

Unhappily, this book is startlingly similar to MC Beaton's series featuring Hamish Macbeth, so much so that I wonder at the publisher who allowed it to be sent to press (and commissioned further books in the series). It isn't that it's badly written or anything, but it's terribly predictable and the characters are so familiar that it's just rather boring and redundant if you've read the Beaton series. I highly recommend Bowen's other series (es), but would counsel you to avoid Constable Evans, particularly if you've read the superior (but occasionally no less formulaic) Beaton books.

This is the first book that I've read by Rhys Bowen and I have to say I enjoyed it immensely. I have never read a mystery that takes place in Wales so this is my first experience with the places and dialect there. It was very interesting. I loved the odd characters that inhabit the village where the story takes place. I also liked the main character, Evan Evans. He is very likeable and I will defineatly want to read other books in this series. Good read!

i really enjoyed this book. i made the mistake of beginning with a book that came late in the series. i should have read this one first. we were on snowdon mountain last year so it was really fun to read a book that has that as its setting. i could picture some of the places that were described. they said that evan evans was a bit reminiscent of hamish macbeth and i really like the hamish macbeth character and i would agree that if you like one you will most likely like the other. since i've read all the hamish books i'm looking forward to having another series to read now.