A well researched murder mystery set in post war London. Holloway in 1946 is a depressing place and a murder starts Divisional Detective Inspector Jim Cooper on the hunt for the killer. Rationing is way of life, that's if there is anything to buy. Food is in short supply and the black market thrives. Busby portrays the state of the country in atmospheric detail. The plotting of the detective work is fairly basic and the writing, whilst trying to invoke the style of the period, remains somewhat clunky at times. But a reasonably entertaining read and an emotional introduction from Robert Peston.
Not the most successful of my choices for Book Club. Whilst everyone enjoyed the atmosphere of post war London, it seemed to be a fairly flimsy story with an even more clunky ending. There are better crime fiction novels out there.
No comments:
Post a Comment