Cheryl R. (Spuddie) - , reviewed on 10/11/2007 + 412 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Sixth in the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James British police procedural Scotland Yard series. I absolutely love this series! The mysteries are interesting, the characters are fully-fleshed and very real, and the books are a nice blend of integrating the personal lives of the characters with a decent mystery. This one had its origins back in the Blitz of WWII and was set on the Isle of Dogs with a local businesswoman brutally murdered and laid out in Mudchute Park there. As the list of suspects grew and new clues were added via flashbacks into the past, the mystery became more mysterious and I truly had no idea who the murderer was until just before it was revealed. Always a nice surprise, since I often am able to pick out the murderer well in advance. I often will give some of my favorite series books an A simply for enjoyment and for the characters, but this one deserved an all-around A+ and gets it!

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